Sanna Valkonen

Sanna Valkonen
Personal information
Full name	Sanna Margit Valkonen[1]
Date of birth	12 December 1977
Place of birth	Hyvinkää, Finland[2]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sanna Margit Valkonen (born 12 December 1977) is a Finnish former football defender. She played for KontU, PuiU, MPS Malmin and HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Boston Renegades in the W-League,[3] and Umeå IK, AIK Fotboll and KIF Örebro[4] in the Damallsvenskan. She was named Finnish Footballer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.[5]

She was a member of the Finnish national team for fifteen years,[6] and played the 2005 and 2009 European Championships, serving as the team's captain.[7] She was as of 2014 the second most capped Finnish player with 120 games, behind only Laura Österberg Kalmari with 130.[8]

Titles

2 UEFA Women's Cups (2003, 2004)
5 Finnish Leagues (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
6 Finnish Cups (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002)
2 Swedish Leagues (2002, 2005)
3 Swedish Cups (2002, 2003, 2010)

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