Anne Mäkinen

Anne Mäkinen

Personal information
Full name	Anne Maarit Mäkinen
Date of birth	(1976-02-01) 1 February 1976
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	JNK Laajasalo
1997–2000	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	KontU
	HJK Helsinki
	MPS
2001–2002	Washington Freedom
2003	Philadelphia Charge
2004	New Jersey Wildcats	13	(5)
2005–2006	Umeå IK
2007	Bälinge IF
2008–2009	AIK Fotboll Dam
International career‡
1991–2009	Finland	118	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 25 March 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Anne Maarit Mäkinen (born 1 February 1976 in Helsinki) is a former Finnish football (soccer) player, who last played for Swedish club AIK in Stockholm. She was a central midfielder.

Following her debut in June 1991, Mäkinen represented Finland a record 118 times, with 16 goals as of her retirement in 2009. She was the first Finnish player to play in the WUSA, and played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame. Mäkinen played for Washington Freedom, Philadelphia Charge and New Jersey Wildcats. While with Notre Dame, she was the Rookie of the Year in 1997 and the most valuable player in 2000, and was selected to the All Stars of University soccer four years in a row. In 2005, Mäkinen vice-captained Finland to the bronze medals in the European Championship finals, which stands as her nations's best achievement in this sport. While with Umeå IK in Sweden, she twice won the Swedish top league, Damallsvenskan, in 2005 and 2006.

Mäkinen's playing style was very powerful. She was skillful with the ball, and dictated the run of her team's play from central midfield with her effective tackling and telling passes.

Mäkinen's soccer jersey number was retired in 2011 at the IMG Soccer Academy where she trained in her early years, often competing against male players for a challenge.

External links

• UEFA profile
• Notre Dame player profile