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Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (born 10 February 1978) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for Klepp IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.

Career

Rantanen previously played for HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Linköping FC, Djurgårdens IF and Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.

She is a member of the Finnish national team since 1996, taking part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships. She scored Finland's first goal in a final tournament. Rantanen announced her retirement from football in early 2014 after spending two seasons in Norway with Klepp. She later agreed to play on an informal basis for local minnows Randaberg IL.

Titles

• 3 Finnish Leagues (1997, 1998, 2001)
• 3 Finnish Cups (1994, 1998, 2002)
• 1 Swedish Cup (2008)

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 March 2004	Ferreiras, Portugal	Wales	2–0	4–0	2004 Algarve Cup
2.	15 May 2004	Helsinki, Finland	Serbia	4–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
3.	5 June 2005	Manchester, England	England	1–2	2–3	UEFA Women's Euro 2005
4.	12 March 2007	Portimão, Portugal	China	1–0	2–0	2007 Algarve Cup
5.	21 November 2009	Helsinki, Finland	Armenia	5–0	7–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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References

1. Espen Primstad (2012-02-02). "Finsk landslagskaptein til Klepp". Klepp IL. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
2. Anna-Kaisa Rantanen fixes Jitex. Sveriges Radio
3. Profile Archived June 23, 2003, at the Wayback Machine in the Finnish Football Association's website
4. Profile in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
5. Karlsen, Thomas (5 February 2014). "Rantanen: - Norsk fotball er bedre" (in Norwegian). Fotball Magasinet. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
6. "Anna-Kaisa Rantanen klar for Randaberg!" (in Norwegian). Randaberg IL. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

v t e Finland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2005 semi-finalists
1 Kunnas 2 Vaelma 3 Julin 4 Valkonen (c) 5 Salmén 6 Sarapää 7 Mäkinen 8 Mustonen 9 Kalmari 10 Rantanen 11 Kackur 12 Junkkari 13 Thorn 14 Ahonen 15 Malaska 16 Uusi-Luomalahti 17 Lindqvist 18 Talonen 19 Lindström 20 Matikainen Coach: Käld

v t e Finland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2009
1 Meriluoto 2 Vaelma 3 Julin 4 Valkonen (c) 5 Niemi 6 Salmén 7 Mäkinen 8 Nokso-Koivisto 9 Kalmari 10 Rantanen 11 Lehtinen 12 Häkkinen 13 Hyyrynen 14 Korpela 15 Malaska 16 Westerlund 17 Hirvonen 18 Sällström 19 Sainio 20 Sjölund 21 Talonen 22 Saari Coach: Käld

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