Tiina Salmén Explained

Tiina Salmén
Fullname:Tiina Sofia Salmén[1]
Birth Date:1984 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Finland
Position:Midfielder
Years2:2006–2010
Years3:2011
Clubs1:HJK Helsinki
Clubs2:Amazon Grimstad
Clubs3:Klepp IL
Caps3:19
Goals3:1
Nationalyears1:2004–2011
Nationalteam1:Finland
Nationalcaps1:77
Nationalgoals1:4

Tiina Sofia Salmén (born 3 August 1984) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who last played for Klepp IL in Norway's Toppserien.[2] She previously played for HJK Helsinki in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Amazon Grimstad in the Toppserien.

As a member of the Finnish national team, she took part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships.[3] In 2007, she was named Finnish Women's Player of the Year.[4]

After the 2011 Toppserien season, Salmén and compatriot Miia Niemi both left Klepp and retired from football.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT. UEFA. 2011-10-31.
  2. http://www.kleppil.no/Klepp-Elite/Sesongen-2011/Spillere/Tiina-Salmen/ Profile
  3. http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/naisten_maajoukkue/pelaajat/anna_westerlund/ Statistics
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fin-wompoy.html Finland - Women Player of the Year Awards
  5. Web site: Niemi og Salmén legger opp. Klepp IL. 3 December 2013. 13 November 2011. Espen. Primstad. Norwegian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131222170128/http://kleppil.no/Klepp-Elite/Nyheter-2/Niemi-og-Salmen-legger-opp/. 22 December 2013.