Maiju Ruotsalainen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maiju Ruotsalainen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Ilves | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC Ilves | |||
| MPS | |||
| HJK | |||
| 2004–2005 | Honka | ||
| 2006–2007 | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| 2007–2008 | Honka | ||
| 2009–2013 | Åland United | ||
| 2010 | → Torres (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maiju Ruotsalainen (born 25 November 1983) is a Finnish footballer and coach who played for the Finland women's national football team. At club level she most recently represented Åland United of the Naistenliiga.[3] She formerly played for FC Honka and Italy's Torres CF,[4] and she has also played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with all three teams.[5]
Club career[edit]
Ruotsalainen began playing in her native Tampere with Ilves, then spent time in Helsinki with MPS and HJK. She spent four seasons with FC Honka, of Espoo, intersected by a spell in Denmark with Vejle.[6]
Ahead of the 2013 season, Ruotsalainen travelled to England for a trial with English FA WSL giants Doncaster Rovers Belles. Although the Belles wanted to sign her, she ultimately decided to rejoin Åland United.[7] Heel and hip injuries caused Ruotsalainen to miss most of the 2013 season.[8]
In October 2013 Ruotsalainen left Åland United after five years and returned to her first club Ilves, where she took up a youth coaching role.[9]
International career[edit]
Ruotsalainen was named in the Finland squad for the 2012 Cyprus Cup. At the tournament she featured as a late substitute in Finland's opening match, a 3–1 defeat by England at GSP Stadium.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Maiju Ruotsalainen" (in Finnish). Orsa Sport. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "La Torres femminile fa sul serio". Sardies.org (in Italian). 10 December 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Profile in soccerway.com
- ^ Profile in football.it
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ "Maiju Ruotsalainen palaa Ilvekseen" (in Finnish). Ilves. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Magnusson, Oskar (7 February 2013). "Åland Uniteds landslagskvintett" (in Swedish). Nya Åland. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Magnusson, Oskar (25 May 2013). "Skador stoppar Ruotsalainen" (in Swedish). Nya Åland. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Maiju Ruotsalainen jättää Åland Unitedin" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Suomen naiset kärsivät tappion Englannille". Kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Finnish women's footballers
- Finland women's international footballers
- Åland United players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women) players
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Finnish expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark
- FC Honka (women) players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Torres Calcio Femminile players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Tampere
- Finnish women's football biography stubs
- Finnish football forward stubs
- Finnish football midfielder stubs