Rosa Lappi-Seppälä
Rosa Lappi-Seppälä (born 4 November 1974) is a Finnish former footballer and football manager who is the head coach of the Saudi Arabia women's national football team.[1] Besides Finland, she has played in Nicaragua, Belgium, the United States, and Italy.[2][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1986 | KäPa | ||
| 1987–1988 | Valtti | ||
| 1988–1989 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–2000 | HJK | – | (–) |
| 1994–1995 | → Anderlecht | – | (–) |
| 1996–1997 | → Barry University | – | (–) |
| 1997–1998 | → Miami Gliders | – | (–) |
| 1999–2000 | → ACF Torino | 20 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | → Foroni | 25 | (14) |
| 2001 | FC United | – | (–) |
| 2001–2002 | → Fiammamonza | 14 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | HJK | – | (–) |
| 2002–2003 | → ACF Milan | – | (–) |
| 2005 | FC Espoo | – | (–) |
| 2006 | Åland United | – | (–) |
| 2007–2008 | PuiU | – | (–) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Finland | 21 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | EIF | ||
| 2014 | KoiPS | ||
| 2017 | Finland U-20 | ||
| 2018 | Finland U-23 | ||
| 2019–2021 | FC Honka | ||
| 2023– | Saudi Arabia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Lappi-Seppälä played in the Finnish women's premier division 1990–2009 for HJK, FC United, FC Espoo, Åland United and PuiU. During the winter periods she played in Belgium, the United States and Italy. Lappi-Seppälä earned 21 caps for the Finland women's national team.[6]
In 2019–2021 Lappi-Seppälä was the head coach of FC Honka in the Finnish women's top division Kansallinen Liiga.[6] In February 2023, she was appointed the manager of the Saudi Arabia women's national team.[7][8][9][10][11]
Club honors edit
- Finnish Women's Championship: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Finnish Women's Cup: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Belgian Women's Championship: 1995
- Cooppa Italia: 2001
Family edit
Rosa LAppi-Seppälä's father is writer Jyrki Lappi-Seppälä. Her grandfather was the politician and architect Jussi Lappi-Seppälä.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Rosa Lappi appointed as coach of Saudi women's football team". Saudi Gazette. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "La chica goleadora: "Nicaragua es única y original"". el19digital.com.
- ^ "Saudi-Arabian maajoukkuepesti nostatti ison äläkän – jalkapallovalmentaja Rosa Lappi-Seppälä ei koe olevansa urheilupesun väline". yle.fi.
- ^ "من هي روزا لابي مدربة المنتخب السعودي للسيدات ؟". arriyadiyah.com.
- ^ "Kun kilpikonnat katosivat". hs.fi.
- ^ a b c Virtanen, Ari (17 April 2021). "Kun kilpikonnat katosivat" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Saudi-Arabian suomalaisvärväys ihmetyttää: "Rosa on nyt osa tätä peliä"". iltalehti.fi.
- ^ "Arvostettu suomalaisvalmentaja antoi itsensä naisia alistavan Saudi-Arabian välineeksi". aamulehti.fi.
- ^ "Suomalaisvalmentajan kohupesti Saudi-Arabiassa saa kritiikkiä: "Palvelee poliittisia pyrkimyksiä"". hs.fi.
- ^ "عامًا .. روزا لابي سيبالا مدربة للمنتخب السعودي للسيدات رسميًا". goal.com.
- ^ "El fútbol femenino atraviesa un momento histórico en Arabia Saudí".
External links edit
- Rosa Lappi-Seppälä Soccerway