Emmi Alanen, the danger from Finland who was trained in wrestling

The midfielder will be one of the greatest dangers for Spain in her debut at the European Championship

Emmi Alanen, in training with the Finnish national team

Emmi Alanen, in training with the Finnish national team

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Finland treasures a secret weapon that can become the worst nightmare for the aspirations of the Red. LVilda’s They must pay special attention to a prodigious, agile and pure muscle player who was forged in wrestling until she switched to soccer. She is about the starting midfielder, Emmi Alanen.

The 31-year-old veteran footballer is a fixture in Finland’s squads, although she wasn’t always interested in football. As a young woman, she was a wrestling champion, a discipline that allowed her to grow and develop corpulent and acquire great agility: “Wrestling has had a favorable impact on my physique, my agility and the way I control my body,” she pointed out. in an interview at FIFA.

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After playing for Helsinki (2011) and Kokkola in the League of his country, he moved to Umea and now plays for the Swedish club Kristianstads DFF. She debuted with the senior team on June 19, 2010 to earn a 4-1 victory against Portugal in the qualifying phase for the 2011 World Cup in Germany. Since then, she is a piece

“It will be a special event for all of us,” Emmi Alanen pointed out in the preview against Spain.

A lover of social networks, the Finn is one of the most popular sports stars in her country. She likes to interact with her followers and show scenes of her personal and sports life in a small country but that she has a great claim on the women’s soccer team.

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