Cat Whitehill
Whitehill (right) wearing the jersey of the Boston Breakers (2013 )
Catherine Anne Reddick Whitehill ( born February 10, 1982 in Richmond, Virginia as Catherine Anne Reddick ) is an American soccer player. She played for ten years in the U.S. national team and since 2011 for Atlanta Beat.
Life and career
In her youth she played 10 years for the Alabama attack, with whom she won five state titles and twice reached the regional semifinals. During her time at the University of North Carolina, she received several awards and went through the U.S. youth teams. It belonged there quickly to the guide players and won in 1999 with the U-18 team gold medal at the Pan American Games, where she scored the winning goal in the final against Mexico by a shot from distance. 2000, 2001 ( as captain ), 2002 and 2003, she was one of the victorious U-21 teams that won the Nordic Cup, where they were in 2002 not only used in the first game as they played on the day with the senior team.
Their first of 135 A- internationals she made on 20 July 2000 in a 4-1 against Italy. The first international was 3-1 on March 17, 2001 at 3:4 against Olympic champions Norway in the match for 5th place at the Algarve Cup. In 2002 she won with the U.S. team to the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and qualified for the World Cup 2003., Where she appeared as a substitute in the first game for the injured Brandi Chastain. In the match against North Korea succeeded her as the first defender of the U.S. team to score two goals in a World Cup game and in the quarter-final against Norway gave the presentation to 1-0 Siegteffer by Abby Wambach. After the defeat to Germany in the semi-finals, she won the bronze medal with her team against Canada. Due to a foot injury suffered in training she could not take part in the Four Nations tournament in 2004, but was for the Algarve Cup 2004 once again fit, won by the U.S. team. She was part of the squad for the Olympic Games and came in five games to use while being loaded twice, among other things, in the final against Brazil.
In 2005, she was part of the victorious U.S. team at the Algarve Cup. Because of their honeymoon they could not participate in the Four Nations tournament in 2006, but at the Algarve Cup in 2006 it belonged again to the team that lost the final on penalties to Germany. On 15 July it with a free-kick about 70 yards scored in the game against Sweden, a gate, which is unofficially counted as a gateway over the longest distance.
In 2007, she starred as one of two players in all 24 international matches, including in all games when winning the Algarve Cup and at the 2007 World Cup. During the first game of the Four Nations tournament in 2007 against Germany, they played their 100th game. In 2007 she reach most documents of all U.S. defenders.
In 2008, she came in only six games for use because they are on June 10, drew upon a torn ACL, which means that they could not participate in the Olympic Games in Beijing. It was only on 19 July 2009, she came in the game against Canada back into use. However, this was in 2009 their only international match. In 2010 she came four times to use, but was not in the squad for the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in 2010. Her most recent international game they made on March 31, the first game of the U.S. women's team on the snow. Also for the World Cup in Germany it was not considered, but was part of the commentary team of ESPN.
Private
On December 31, 2005, she married Robert Whitehill.
Achievements
- 2004 Olympic Champion
- CONCACAF Women 's Gold Cup 2002
- W-League Winner 2005 with the New Jersey Wildcats
- World bronze medalist in 2003 and 2007
- Algarve Cup winner in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
Awards
- 2003 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year
- 2005: W - League defensive player of the year