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Sanna Margit Valkonen (born 12 December 1977) is a
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
former football defender. She played for KontU, PuiU, MPS Malmin and
HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. The club competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history i ...
in the Naisten Liiga, Boston Renegades in the W-League, and
Umeå IK Umeå IK () is a professional association football club based in the city of Umeå, in northern Sweden, and currently playing Damallsvenskan, the first tier of women's football in Sweden. They were one of the most successful football clubs in ...
,
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and KIF Örebro in the Damallsvenskan. She was named
Finnish Footballer of the Year There are three different Finnish Player of the Year Awards in Finland. The sports journalists have elected their male "Player of the Year" since 1947, the Football Association of Finland theirs since 1953. In 1976 the FA began selecting a female "P ...
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.


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UEFA Women's Cup The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA. T ...
s (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)


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* 1977 births Living people Finnish women's footballers Finland women's international footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States FIFA Century Club KIF Örebro DFF players Damallsvenskan players Umeå IK players AIK Fotboll (women) players Kansallinen Liiga players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Hyvinkää Women's association football defenders Sportspeople from Uusimaa Boston Renegades players {{Finland-women-footy-bio-stub