Katri Mattsson
Finnish footballer (born 1982)
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Katri Susanna Mattsson (née Nokso-Koivisto; born 22 November 1982) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for PK-35 Vantaa. She is currently the vice-president of Football Association of Finland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katri Susanna Mattsson[1] | ||
| Birth name | Katri Susanna Nokso-Koivisto[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Kauhajoki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 39 | (14) |
| 2004–2005 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 37 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | United Pietarsaari | ||
| 2005–2006 | United Pietarsaari | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bälinge | ||
| 2009–2011 | Wolfsburg | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Jitex | 18 | (1) |
| 2013 | LSK Kvinner FK | 20 | (0) |
| 2014 | PK-35 Vantaa | 23 | (3) |
| 2015 | FC Ilves | 23 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2015 | Finland | 100 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:52, 21 January 2016 (UTC) | |||
She previously played for LSK Kvinner FK of the Norwegian Toppserien. Before moving to Norway she played the 2012 season with Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[3] Mattsson previously played for United Pietarsaari in the Naisten Liiga, Florida Atlantic Owls in the NCAA,[4] Bälinge IF in the Damallsvenskan,[5] and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
A member of the Finnish national team since 1999,[6] she played in the 2009 European Championship.[7] In June 2013, Mattsson was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[8] In January 2016, Mattsson announced her retirement from football. She had recently collected her hundredth cap for the national team, but had been plagued by pain in her knees.[9]
