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Christina Forssell

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Christina Forssell
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-25) 25 November 1973 (age 52)
Position Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Finland 70

Christina Forssell (born 25 November 1973) is a Finnish former footballer who played for HJK and the Finnish women's national team.[1][2] She played for HJK 254 times.[3] Forsell also played abroad in Sweden for Hammarby IF.[4][5]

In 2007, Forsell was inducted into HJK's hall of fame,[6] and in 2018 she was named in the Finnish Football Hall of Fame.

Personal life

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After retiring from football, Forssell worked as a football coach. Christina Forssell's brother is footballer Mikael Forssell.[6][7][8]

Honours

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HJK

References

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  1. "Christina Forssell ja Elina Halme Aamu-tv:n haastattelussa | Yle Arenan". arenan.yle.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. "Christina Forssell tietää, mitä henkisiä ominaisuuksia huippujalkapallo vaatii". MTV. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. "Christina Forssell pelaajayhdistyksen hallitukseen". Yle Urheilu. 30 January 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. "HJK:n naisista Forssell ja Rantanen Ruotsiin". mtvuutiset.fi. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. "Forssell ett kap för Bajen" [Forssell a coup for Bajen]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 April 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 Vikgren, Toni (19 June 2017). "HJK Hall Of Fame: Christina Forssell". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ""Han ramlade ner i Obelix lyckogryta som liten" – fotbollsproffsen Christina och Mikael Forssell berättar om sin syskonrelation och grunden för framgången". Hufvudstadsbladet. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. "Forssell ett kap för Bajen". Dagens Nyheter. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. "Taas SM-kultaa HJK:n naisille". Ilta-Sanomat. 19 September 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. Annala, Heli (10 June 2021). "HJK Naiset 50 vuotta - Christina Forssell, henkisen valmennuksen puolestapuhuja". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. "HJK naisten cupmestari". mtvuutiset.fi. 27 October 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2024.