Tuija Hyyrynen

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Tuija Hyyrynen
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Hyyrynen playing for Umeå IK in 2013
Personal information
Full name Tuija Annika Hyyrynen [1]
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Florida State Seminoles 0 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2009 HJK Helsinki 19+ (7+)
2010 Pali Blues 0 (0)
2010 Åland United 4 (1)
2011–2015 Umeå IK 89 (2)
2016–2017 Fortuna Hjørring
2017–2022 Juventus 74 (2)
International career‡
2007–2022 Finland 115 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 February 2022

Tuija Annika Hyyrynen (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a defender. [2]

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Career

On 17 September 2010, Hyyrynen was announced at Åland United. [3]

On 9 December 2015, Hyyrynen signed for Fortuna Hjørring. [4]

During her time at Fortuna Hjørring, the club reached the UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals. [5]

Hyyrynen signed for Juventus in 2017. [6] During her time at Juventus, she won 5 consecutive league titles in a row. [7] Hyyrynen also became the first ever Finnish women's player to play in the group stage of the Champions League. [8]

Hyyrynen retired from football in 2022. [9]

International career

Since her senior debut against Scotland in September 2007, [10] Hyyrynen has been a member of the Finland women's national football team. She scored her first international goal against Bulgaria on 18 June 2014, scoring in the 85th minute. [11]

Hyyrynen took part in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. [12]

In June 2013 Hyyrynen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013. [13]

Hyyrynen was initially called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, [14] but had to pull out due to injury, being replaced by Jutta Rantala. [15]

Hyyrynen was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad. [16]

After football

Hyyrynen has done punditry work for Ruutu+. [17]

Personal life

Hyyrynen is studying a PhD, and has a daughter. [18] She also has an older sister. [19]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 June 2014 Venue Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3-04-0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.8 April 2022 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–01–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

HJK

Juventus

References

  1. ↑ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Profile". soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Maajoukkuepuolustaja Åland Unitedin riveihin". yle.fi (in Finnish). 17 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Landslagsback går till Danmark". yle.fi (in Finnish). 9 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Heroum och Hyyrynen till kvartsfinal i Champions League". yle.fi (in Finnish). 17 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Juventus värvar finländskt – Tuija Hyyrynen förstärker liganykomlingen". svenska.yle.fi (in Finnish). 2 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tuija Hyyrynen juhlii viidettä peräkkäistä Italian mestaruttaan grillaten – konkarin tulevaisuuden suunnitelmat täysin auki EM-kisojen jälkeen". yle.fi (in Finnish). 7 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ria Öling Ruotsin mestari – Natalia Kuikka NWSL:n finaaliin". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  9. ↑ "Tuija Hyyrynen lopettaa peliuransa – jalkapallo antoi kaiken, mistä Puotinkylän Valtista ponnistanut puolustaja unelmoi ja vielä vähän enemmän". yle.fi (in Finnish). 31 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tuija Hyyrynen - Pallolitto". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  11. ↑ "Finland vs Bulgaria - 18 June 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Tuija Hyyrynen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". UEFA . 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Rantala korvaa Hyyrysen Helmareissa" [Rantala replaces Hyyrysen in Helmari] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 5 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". Finnish Football Association (in Finnish). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Tuija Hyyrynen: "Klassikko on klassikko voimasuhteista riippumatta"". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish).
  18. ↑ "Legend's Corner Life After Football". www.juventus.com.
  19. ↑ "Junior Senior with Finland's Olga Ahtinen and Tuija Hyyrynen". UEFA .
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