Finnish footballer (born 1984)
Sanna Reetta Talonen (born 15 June 1984) is a retired Finnish football forward.[2] She last played in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for KIF Örebro, a club she represented for seven seasons, scoring 54 league goals.[3] She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles[4] and Vancouver Whitecaps[5] in United States' NCAA and W-League respectively.
International career
Talonen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2004 at a 4–0 defeat to China in the Algarve Cup.[6] Her goalscoring exploits with FC Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final.[7]
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts' attack. She was involved in a clash of heads with England's Faye White during Finland's 3–2 quarter-final defeat.[8]
In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9] At the tournament Talonen played as a centre forward, although she had been playing on the right wing for her club team.[10]
References
- ^ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "KIF Örebro stars done with football". na.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Florida State star Talonen heads for Sweden Soccer America
- ^ Talonen's hat trick powers third-seeded FSU to NCAA tourney win Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Florida Seminoles web
- ^ Whitecaps sign Schmidt and Talonen[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sanna Talonen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Sanna Talonen". Uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (3 September 2009). "Eni Aluko's double sends England into first Euro semi for 14 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Finländskt mod viktigt mot Sverige" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
External links
- Sanna Talonen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sanna Talonen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sanna Talonen at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Sanna Talonen at Soccerway
