Christina Forssell

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Christina Forssell
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Date of birth (1973-11-25) 25 November 1973 (age 50)
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Finland 70

Christina Forssell (born 25 November 1973) is a retired Finnish footballer who played for HJK and the Finnish women's national team. [1] [2] Forsell played for HJK 254 times. [3] Forsell has also played abroad in Sweden. [4]

Contents

In 2017 Forsell was inducted into HJK's hall of fame. [5]

Personal life

Since retiring from football, Forssell has worked as a football coach. Christina Forssell's brother is footballer Mikael Forssell. [5] [6] [7]

Honours

HJK

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References

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