Sanna Reetta Talonen (born 15 June 1984) is a retired Finnish football forward.[2] She last played in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for KIF Örebro, a club she represented for seven seasons, scoring 54 league goals.[3] She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles[4] and Vancouver Whitecaps[5] in United States' NCAA and W-League respectively.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanna Reetta Talonen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KIF Örebro | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Florida State Seminoles | 46 | (34) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC Ilves | |||
| 2005 | FC Honka | ||
| 2006 | HJK | ||
| 2007 | Bälinge IF | ||
| 2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | (3) |
| 2009–2015 | KIF Örebro | 142 | (54) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2014 | Finland | 90 | (24) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 17 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 17 July 2013 (UTC) | |||
International career
editTalonen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2004 at a 4–0 defeat to China in the Algarve Cup.[6] Her goalscoring exploits with FC Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final.[7]
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts' attack. She was involved in a clash of heads with England's Faye White during Finland's 3–2 quarter-final defeat.[8]
In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9] At the tournament Talonen played as a centre forward, although she had been playing on the right wing for her club team.[10]
References
edit- ^ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "KIF Örebro stars done with football". na.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Florida State star Talonen heads for Sweden Soccer America
- ^ Talonen's hat trick powers third-seeded FSU to NCAA tourney win Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Florida Seminoles web
- ^ Whitecaps sign Schmidt and Talonen[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sanna Talonen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Sanna Talonen". Uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (3 September 2009). "Eni Aluko's double sends England into first Euro semi for 14 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Finländskt mod viktigt mot Sverige" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
External links
edit- Sanna Talonen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sanna Talonen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sanna Talonen at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Sanna Talonen at Soccerway
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