Aly Wagner

Aly Wagner ( 2009)

Alyson " Aly " Kay Wagner ( born August 10, 1980 in San Jose, California ) is a former American football player. She played for ten years in the U.S. national team and played for Los Angeles Sol in the WPS.

Life and career

Wagner attended Presentation High School in her hometown, and then the Santa Clara University and attended the College Team Santa Clara Broncos at the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, in which they in the final scored 2001 1-0 winning goal, making the Broncos their previously single NCAA titles won. She has received several awards.

Wagner took the U-21 team in 1999, 2000 ( held in Germany ) and in 2002 at the Nordic Cup in part. In 1999, she scored in the group match 3-0 against Germany two goals. 2000 she has succeeded in the group game against Sweden also scored twice, this time at 1-1 or 2-2 and the final score. Also in Germany won 1-0 against the final she was used.

Their first of 131 A- internationals she made on 20 December 1998 by 5-0 against Ukraine. Their first international goal was 5-0 on April 29, 1999 at 9-0 against Japan in her 15th international match. They did not belong to the 1999 World Cup squad.

In 2000, she was indeed the U.S. squad for the Olympic Games in Sydney, but was not used.

In 2002 she won with the U.S. team to the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and qualified for the World Cup, to be held in China, but was transferred to the United States because of the SARS disease. Then also included in the squad for the World Cup in the United States but has been used only in the three group matches and lost in the semi-final against Germany.

At the Olympic Games in Athens, she was used in all preliminary games and semi-final against Germany. In 2006 she participated in the Algarve Cup, the U.S. lost the final against Germany in a penalty shootout, where Wagner was able to turn the first penalty. On July 30, 2006, she made ​​a friendly against Canada her 100th international game.

In 2007, she was part of the squad of the Algarve Cup won, taking over Canada and Sweden, which ended 1:1 scored the goal for the U.S. in the two games. For the World Cup in China, she was also nominated, but only used in the won 3rd place match.

Although she was operated on in February 2008 after a double hernia, she came back in June returned to service and was also appointed to the squad for the Olympic Games in Beijing. There she was but only a substitute in the final group game against New Zealand. Your last match she made 8 November 2008 in a 1-0 against South Korea. Although they still belonged to the 2009 player pool, but was no longer used. On 24 January 2010, the end of her professional career was announced.

Private

She is married to Adam Eyre, a former professional football player of the Miami Fusion and New England Revolution. Even her siblings played college football and after she had seen her brother Jeff in the triathlon, she took part in 2005 triathlon competitions.

Achievements

  • Olympic Champion 2004, 2008
  • World bronze medalist in 2007
  • Algarve Cup winner in 2004, 2005, 2007

Awards

  • 2000: U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year
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