Michelle Akers

Anne Michelle Akers ( born February 1, 1966 in Santa Clara, California ) is a former American football player.

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Biography

Career start

Akers initially played at the University of Central Florida football and was at the time four times in the All American team in 1988 and 1989 athlete of the year at the university and received the 1988 Hermann Trophy. She is the leading scorer at the University of Central Florida.

International success

Michelle Akers was since its inception in 1985 player of the national football team of ladies and shot there on 21 August 1985 against Denmark, the first official goal of the team.

Akers took part in three World Championships and was doing twice world champion. The women's football World Cup in 1991 was their most successful participation. There, she became world champion, with ten goals scorer and won the Silver Ball as the second best player of the tournament. In 1995, she played at the FIFA Women's World Cup only in the opening game as they retired with a head injury and a torn ligament. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she reached with the national team the first place and at the Women's Football World Cup 1999, she was the second time World Champion and won the Bronze Shoe as the third- best player of the tournament.

With twelve gates at World Championships, she is by Birgit Prinz ( 14 goals), Marta (14) and Abby Wambach ( 13), the fourth most successful World Cup scorer. Akers shot in the U.S. national team 105 goals in 153 games.

Resignation as an active player

On August 24, 2000 Michelle Akers ended her career as a football player because of physical setbacks.

1991 with her ​​chronic fatigue syndrome was diagnosed, against which they had to fight as a football player during its active period. In addition to this disease Akers suffered numerous injuries during her career, she had to be operated twelve times at the knee.

Additional activities

Akers was awarded on June 7, 1998 as the only woman to the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest FIFA award, for her contributions to international football. So she founded the organization in 1997 Soccer Outreach International, to teach children from all over the world the qualities of leaders and players to encourage them to show fairness in everyday life. She is also a member of FIFA's Future Commission.

Clubs

  • Tyresö Football Club, Sweden (1990, 1992, 1994 )
  • Calibre Orlando Soccer Club, United States ( 1993)

Achievements

  • World Champion (1991, 1999)
  • World bronze medalist (1995 )
  • CONCACAF tournament champion (1993, 1994)
  • Olympics: Gold ( 1996)
  • Goodwill Games champion (1998)

Special Awards

  • Athlete of the Year ( 1990, 1991, 1999)
  • FIFA Order of Merit (1998)
  • FIFA Player of the Century (2000)
  • Inclusion in the National Soccer Hall of Fame (2004)
  • Honored as one of the 125 greatest living soccer players (FIFA 100, 2004)
  • 2013: elected to the All- Time Women's National Team Best XI
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