Annika Kukkonen (born 12 April 1990) is a Finnish former football midfielder.
Career
Kukkonen previously played for HJK.
Kukkonen was announced at LdB FC Malmö.[1]
On 28 March 2012, Kukkonen was announced at Djurgården.[2]
Kukkonen was announced at Sunnanå SK.[3]
Kukkonen left Sunnanå after their 2013 Damallsvenskan campaign ended in relegation. She joined Örebro in February 2014.[4] During her time at Örebro, she was playing on painkillers for a long while due to an ankle injury.[5]
On 10 February 2016, Kukkonen was announced at Djurgården.[6]
On 30 November 2018, Kukkonen was announced at Djurgården's futsal team.[7]
International career
She has been a member of the Finnish national team since February 2010.[8]
In June 2013 Kukkonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9]
In September 2016, Kukkonen was called up to European qualifying matches against Slovenia and Scotland.[10]
Kukkonen played in over 70 international matches.[11]
Coaching career
On 12 January 2018, Kukkonen was announced as a coach at Sunnanå.[12]
On 17 November 2023, Kukkonen joined the Swedish Football Association as a national football trainer.[13]
References
- ^ Malmö plockar in Annika Kukkonen Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine Expressen
- ^ "Kukkonen lämnar LDB". www.sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 28 March 2012.
- ^ Annika Kukkonen signs for Sunnana. spelare12.com, 25 November 2012
- ^ Långkvist, Carl-Magnus (4 February 2014). "Annika Kukkonen till KIF Örebro" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Annika Kukkonen selätti vammat – "Maajoukkueen osalta odotukseni ovat kovat"". yle.fi (in Finnish). March 2016.
- ^ "Kukkonen tillbaka i Djurgården". www.hn.se (in Swedish). 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Annika Kukkonen klar för Djurgården!". www.laget.se (in Swedish).
- ^ Profile Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at Football Association of Finland's web
- ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Fem damspelare på landslagsuppdrag". www.dif.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Fotbollsprofilens uppdrag: Utveckla framtidens stjärnor". norran.se(subscription required) (in Swedish). 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Annika Kukkonen tillbaka i Sunnanå". www.laget.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Kukkonen anställs av SvFF: "Det ska bli spännande"". norran.se(subscription required) (in Swedish). 17 November 2023.
External links
- Annika Kukkonen at Soccerway
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