Sanna Valkonen

Sanna Valkonen

Personal information
Full name	Sanna Margit Valkonen
Date of birth	(1977-12-12) 12 December 1977
Place of birth	Hyvinkää, Finland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Kontu
1995–1996	PuiU
1997	MPS
1998–2002	HJK
2002	Boston Renegades
2002–2005	Umeå
2006–2007	AIK
2008–2010	Örebro	62	(0)
International career
1995–2010	Finland	120	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, and Umeå IK, AIK Fotboll and KIF Örebro in the Damallsvenskan. She was named Finnish Footballer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.

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

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)

External links

• Sanna Valkonen – FIFA competition record (archived)