Rachel Van Hollebeke
Van Hollebeke Gold Pride Dress (September 2010)
Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke ( born August 26, 1985 in Del Mar, CA as Rachel Marie Buehler ) is an American soccer player. She plays for the Portland Thorns FC and for the U.S. national team.
Life and career
Van Hollebeke - nicknamed "the Buehldozer ", according to her maiden name - began playing football at the Torrey Pines High School and played seven years for the San Diego Surf. Both there and at Stanford University, she received several awards and was one of the outstanding defenders that ended several games without conceding a goal and only very few fouls committed. At the start of the WPS 2009, she played for FC Gold Pride, 2010, she led her team as captain to the championship. Since the club was disbanded due to financial problems, she moved in 2011 to the Boston Breakers.
Van Hollebeke went through several U.S. youth teams and was 17 years to the team, the U-19 World Champion in 2002. She scored a goal and came in all six games for use, but had to be replaced because of their first cruciate ligament injury after 13 minutes in the final. In 2003 she came to no inserts, as they had, drawn this time in the other knee two weeks after the convalescence of the first a second torn ACL. The CONCACAF U -20 Women's Championship in Canada in 2004, she finished with the U.S. team as a runner-up, where it was used in all games and scored two goals. In the U-19 World Cup in Thailand was 2004 Third and was reinstated in all six games. 2005 and as captain in 2007, she won the U -21 Nordic Cup, 2006, she was runner-up.
Van Hollebeke first time in 2007 was invited to the training of the senior team and made her first senior international age of 22 on 5 March 2008 in a 4-0 against China under the Algarve Cup, which the U.S. won. She was nominated for the Olympic Games in Beijing, where it was used in two games and contributed to winning the gold medal.
In 2009 she established himself permanently in the national team and came in all eight games for use. In 2010 she was co-captain of the national team and won the Algarve Cup again. In the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in 2010 she scored in the first game against Haiti with a 1-0 lead after 8 minutes her first international goal. Since the United States missed the defeat in the semi-final against Mexico direct qualification for the 2011 World Cup, they had in the playoffs against the European Fifth Italy, in which the United States could qualify for the World Cup. Overall, it was 2010 in 17 of 18 games for use, they lacked only the 9:0 against Guatemala. .
In 2011 she came in all 10 games before the World Cup for use, including at the victories in the Four Nations Tournament and the Algarve Cup. It belongs to the USA squad for the World Cup 2011 in Germany. In the first World Cup match against North Korea scored the 2-0 win, and thus their second international goal. In the other two group matches they came into use, reaching with her team in the quarterfinals. In the quarter-final win against Brazil Van Hollebeke caused the penalty of to 1:1 by Marta led and looked for the challenge the red card. After Marta succeeded in the second minute of extra time of 2-1 matches for Brazil, Brazil looked long like the winner. However, by a last minute goal from Abby Wambach to 2-2, the United States saved the penalty shootout, which they won 5-3. After they had completed their lock, they reached the final again in the starting lineup. 80 minutes in, she was indirectly involved in the 1-1 draw of Japanese women as they their fellow player Alexandra Krieger anschoss in a confusing situation, of which the ball at the feet of Aya Miyama jumped, the Hope Solo had no chance in goal. Also the 2:2 by Sawa they could not prevent it came to penalty kicks, which Japan won 3-1.
Van Hollebeke was in the squad for the Olympic football tournament in London and in all six games in the starting lineup. In the final against Japan on 9 August 2012, she won for the second time the gold medal.
In the 2013 season she played in the newly established National Women 's Soccer League, the highest American professional league in women's soccer for the Portland Thorns FC.
On March 6, 2013, it made the game against Iceland as part of the Algarve Cup her 100th international game, scoring the 1-0 hits ( Full 3-0). Traditionally, they led on this occasion the team as a captain on the field.
Private
Her father Donald was a member of the Stanford Water Polo and Ringer's teams. She married in November 2012 her boyfriend Bobby Van Hollebeke and chose her maiden name Buehler as a new middle name. Since the year 2014, it runs in club and national team under its new name.
Achievements
- U-19 World Champion 2002
- Nordic Cup Winner 2005 and 2007
- Algarve Cup winner in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
- Olympic Champion 2008, 2012
- Vice World Champion 2011
- WPS Champion 2009
- NWSL Champion 2013
Awards
- Various ( see Related links )