Tuija Hyyrynen

Tuija Hyyrynen

Playing for Umeå in April 2013
Personal information
Full name	Tuija Annika Hyyrynen[1]
Date of birth	10 March 1988
Place of birth	Finland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Umeå IK
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2009	HJK Helsinki
2010	Florida State Seminoles
2010	Pali Blues
2010	Åland United
2011–	Umeå IK	41	(2)
National team^‡
2007–	Finland	56	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2013. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:07, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Tuija Annika Hyyrynen (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish football defender who plays for Umeå IK in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She previously played for HJK Helsinki and Åland United in Finland's Naisten Liiga. In 2010 Hyyrynen played in America, with Florida State Seminoles and Pali Blues.

Since her senior debut against Scotland in September 2007 she has been a member of the Finland women's national football team. She took part in UEFA Women's Euro 2009.^[2]

In June 2013 Hyyrynen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[3]

References

1. "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
2. "Tuija Hyyrynen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
3. "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

External links

• Tuija Hyyrynen UEFA profile
• Tuija Hyyrynen Svensk Fotboll profile

Tuija Hyyrynen – FIFA competition record