Christina Forssell

Christina Forssell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-11-25) 25 November 1973 (age 51)
Position(s)	Midfielder
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(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]

In 2007, Forsell was inducted into HJK's hall of fame, ^[5] and in 2018 she was named in the Finnish Football Hall of Fame.

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

• 9 Finnish Leagues ^{[8] [9]}
• 7 Finnish Cups ^[10]

References

1. "Christina Forssell ja Elina Halme Aamu-tv:n haastattelussa | Yle Arenan". arenan.yle.fi. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
2. "Christina Forssell tietää, mitä henkisiä ominaisuuksia huippujalkapallo vaatii". MTV. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
3. "Christina Forssell pelaajayhdistyksen hallitukseen". Yle Urheilu. Jan 30, 2003. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
4. "HJK:n naisista Forssell ja Rantanen Ruotsiin". mtvuutiset.fi. Dec 9, 2003. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
5. Vikgren, Toni (Jun 19, 2017). "HJK Hall Of Fame: Christina Forssell". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
6. ""Han ramlade ner i Obelix lyckogryta som liten" – fotbollsproffsen Christina och Mikael Forssell berättar om sin syskonrelation och grunden för framgången". Hufvudstadsbladet. Jul 20, 2023. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
7. "Forssell ett kap för Bajen". Dagens Nyheter. Apr 15, 2004. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
8. "Taas SM-kultaa HJK:n naisille". Ilta-Sanomat. Sep 19, 2001. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
9. Annala, Heli (Jun 10, 2021). "HJK Naiset 50 vuotta - Christina Forssell, henkisen valmennuksen puolestapuhuja". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
10. "HJK naisten cupmestari". mtvuutiset.fi. Oct 27, 2002. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.