Sanna Irene Malaska (born 6 April 1983) is a Finnish football coach and former midfielder, currently running the female youth teams at HJK Helsinki of the Naisten Liiga. As well as for HJK, she has played for Sunnanå SK of Sweden's Damallsvenskan, Prainsa Zaragoza in the Spanish Superleague and Amazon Grimstad in Norway's Toppserien.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanna Irene Malaska[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | To Te | ||
| 1993–2000 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | HJK | ||
| 2004 | Sunnanå SK | ||
| 2007 | Prainsa Zaragoza | ||
| 2008–2010 | Amazon Grimstad | (2) | |
| 2011 | HJK | 25 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Finland | 37 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
She has been a member of the Finnish national team, taking part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships. She last appeared in 2010.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship Match Press Kit" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "15. Malaska" (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "HJK Helsinki". azs.wroclaw.pl. KŚ AZS Wrocław. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Profile in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
- ^ Profile Archived 2005-05-23 at the Wayback Machine in the Football Association of Finland's website
External links
edit- Sanna Malaska on Twitter
- Sanna Malaska – FIFA competition record (archived)
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