Full name Anna-Kaisa Rantanen 1992–1996 Pyrkiva Years Team Height 1.71 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Anna-Kaisa Rantanen | |
Date of birth (1978-02-10) 10 February 1978 (age 37) Number 14 (Linkopings FC / Midfielder) | ||
Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (born 10 February 1978) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for Klepp IL of the Norwegian Toppserien. She previously played for HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Linköping FC, Djurgårdens IF and Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.
She is a member of the Finnish national team since 1996, taking part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships. She scored Finland's first goal in a final tournament. Rantanen announced her retirement from football in early 2014 after spending two seasons in Norway with Klepp. She later agreed to play on an informal basis for local minnows Randaberg IL.
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