Satu Kunnas

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Satu Kunnas
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
HJK Helsinki
Asker
–2005 Fløya
2005– FC United
International career‡
1996–2005 Finland 46 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:40, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:35, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Satu Kunnas (born 3 September 1977) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She made 46 appearances for the Finland women's national football team between 1996 and 2005. She played club football for multiple teams in Finland and Norway.

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Personal life

Kunnas was born on 3 September 1977 in Helsinki, Finland. In 2006, she started training to become a police officer. [1]

Career

At club level, Kunnas played for HJK Helsinki, where she won the 1995 Kansallinen Liiga. She later played for Norwegian teams Asker and Fløya. [1] In 2005, Kunnas returned to Finland to play for FC United. [1] [2] She played in the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup for FC United. [1] In a UEFA Cup match against Røa IL, Kunnas sustained a knee injury which sidelined her for six months. [3]

Kunnas made her international debut for Finland in a 1996 Algarve Cup match against Sweden. [1] After making one appearance per year in 1996, 1997 and 1998, she became Finland's main goalkeeper after Johanna Lindell retired in 2004. [2] That year, she was part of the first Finland team to qualify for the UEFA Women's Championship. [1] Kunnas represented Finland at UEFA Women's Euro 2005, [4] where they finished joint third, [4] after losing their semi-final 4–1 to Germany. [5] She was praised by teammate Laura Kalmari for her performance in Finland's group stage match against Denmark, a match they won 2–1. [1] She retired from international football after UEFA Euro 2005. [6] In total, Kunnas made 46 appearances for Finland. [6]

Awards

In 2005, she was awarded the Finland Women's Player of the Year award. [7] She was also shortlisted for FIFA World Player of the Year in the same year. [8]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Satu Kunnas pitkään sivussa". Kaleva (in Finnish). 18 August 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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