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]

Rosa Lappi-Seppälä
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-11-04) 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

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

Family

Rosa LAppi-Seppälä's father is writer Jyrki Lappi-Seppälä. Her grandfather was the politician and architect Jussi Lappi-Seppälä.[6]

References
  1. "Rosa Lappi appointed as coach of Saudi women's football team". Saudi Gazette. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "La chica goleadora: "Nicaragua es única y original"". el19digital.com.
  3. "Saudi-Arabian maajoukkuepesti nostatti ison äläkän – jalkapallovalmentaja Rosa Lappi-Seppälä ei koe olevansa urheilupesun väline". yle.fi.
  4. "من هي روزا لابي مدربة المنتخب السعودي للسيدات ؟". arriyadiyah.com.
  5. "Kun kilpikonnat katosivat". hs.fi.
  6. Virtanen, Ari (17 April 2021). "Kun kilpikonnat katosivat" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. "Saudi-Arabian suomalaisvärväys ihmetyttää: "Rosa on nyt osa tätä peliä"". iltalehti.fi.
  8. "Arvostettu suomalaisvalmentaja antoi itsensä naisia alistavan Saudi-Arabian välineeksi". aamulehti.fi.
  9. "Suomalaisvalmentajan kohupesti Saudi-Arabiassa saa kritiikkiä: "Palvelee poliittisia pyrkimyksiä"". hs.fi.
  10. "عامًا .. روزا لابي سيبالا مدربة للمنتخب السعودي للسيدات رسميًا". goal.com.
  11. "El fútbol femenino atraviesa un momento histórico en Arabia Saudí".


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