Maija Saari
| Maija Saari | ||
 Maija Saari (2009)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Maija Karoliina Saari | |
| birthday | March 26, 1986 | |
| place of birth | Vaasa , Finland | |
| size | 174 cm | |
| position | Central defense | |
| Women | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| -2008 | FC Honka Espoo | |
| 2009-2010 | Umeå IK | 43 (4) |
| 2011 | Kolbotn IL | 18 (1) |
| 2012 | AIK Solna | 22 (2) |
| 2013 | Mallbackens IF | 8 (0) |
| 2014-2015 | AIK Solna | 36 (2) |
| 2016 | Stabæk Fotball | 7 (0) |
| 2016 | Vålerenga Oslo | 8 (4) |
| 2017-2018 | HJK Helsinki | 45 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2007-2016 | Finland | 94 (11) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2019– | HJK Helsinki (assistant coach) | |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: end of career |
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Maija Karoliina Saari (born March 26, 1986 in Vaasa ) is a former Finnish soccer player . The defender also played for the Finnish national team .
Saari started her career at FC Kiisto in Vaasa and later moved to FC Honka Espoo . With Honka she became Finnish champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2009 she moved to the Swedish club Umeå IK. She reached the runner-up with her team in the 2009 season, the 2010 season ended on a place in midfield. Saari left the club in early 2011 for Kolbotn IL in Norway. After a year she returned to Sweden and joined AIK Solna . After relegation in 2012 , she left the club and returned to Solna, who had made the promotion again. After relegation in 2014 , she ended the 2015 season with her team in last place and had to relegate again. Saari signed on with Stabæk Fotball in Norway, but after half a year already switched to league rival Vålerenga Oslo . She joined HJK Helsinki in early 2017 , where she ended her active career in late 2018. She has been working there as an assistant trainer since the end of 2019.
With the U-19 national team she took part in the European Championships in 2004 and 2005 and reached the semifinals in 2005. A year later, she went to Russia with the Finnish U-20 team for the World Cup . On March 7, 2007, she made her debut against Sweden in the Finnish senior team, for which Saari played 94 times and in 2009 took part in the European Championship in her home country.
Web links
- Maija Saari in the Soccerdonna.de database
- Maija Saari in the soccerway.com database
- Profile of the Finnish Association
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
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Linda Sällström |
Finnish Player of the Year 2012 |
Tinja-Riikka Korpela |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Saari, Maija |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saari, Maija Karoliina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vaasa |