Julie Foudy

 

Julie Foudy
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-6  Weight: 130
Born: Jan. 23, 1971, in San Diego, California
Hometown: Mission Viejo, California
College: Stanford University

National Team: Co-captain and 11-year veteran of the U.S. Women's National Team ... A fixture in the center-midfield for the USA, she scored her first career hat trick against Ukraine on Dec. 20, 1998 in Fresno, Calif. … Her six goals and seven assists in 1998 marked her highest scoring year since 1993 … A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games … A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympic Games ... Started and played every minute of the USA's five matches at the '96 Olympic Games ... Assisted on Shannon MacMillan's sudden death overtime goal in the Olympic semifinal to defeat Norway … Member of the team that placed third at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden ... Member of the U.S. team that won 1994 CONCACAF Qualifying Championship in Montreal, earning the USA a berth at the 1995 Women's World Cup ... A starter for the USA when it captured the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, playing every minute of every game … A starter at attacking midfielder for the 1991 world champions, she played defensive midfielder on the 1995 World Cup Team and the 1996 Olympic Team ... Made her first appearance with the national team in 1988 at age 17 … First traveled with the USA at age 16 … Earned her 100th cap on April 24, 1997, against France in Greensboro, N.C., one of nine American women to have that distinction … Through the end of 1998, she started 136 of 138 national matches she has played … Currently third on the USA's all-time caps list.

College/High School: Four-time NSCAA All-American at Stanford University, where she was named the 1991 Soccer America Player of the Year and the 1989 Soccer America Freshman of the Year ... A 1991 and '92 finalist for the Hermann Trophy ... Finished her career at Stanford with 52 goals, 32 assists and 136 points ... Named the team's MVP for three consecutive years, 1989-91 ... Winner of the Stanford Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Athlete Award and helped lead the Cardinal to NCAA tournament playoff berths all four years ... Attended Mission Viejo High School where she was a two-time First-Team All-American ... Honored as the Player of the Year for Southern California three straight years, 1987-89, as well as the Los Angeles Times' soccer player of the decade.

Club: Played in Sweden in 1994 for Tyreso Football Club along with U.S. National Team teammates Michelle Akers, Mary Harvey and Kristine Lilly ... Member of the Sacramento Storm, which won the 1993, 1995 and 1997 California State Amateur championship.

Personal: Broke new ground with her work as an in-studio analyst for ESPN's coverage of the 1998 World Cup, drawing rave reviews and making her a highly recognizable personality throughout the country … Earned positive words for her TV work from Sports Illustrated, Time and TV Guide, as well as from a slew of TV sports columnists … Did color commentary for ESPN for the 1998 NCAA Women's Final Four … Married Ian Sawyers in July of 1995 and did not compete in U.S. Women's Cup '95 as she was on her honeymoon ... A 1993 graduate, she earned her bachelor of science degree in biology … Was accepted into Stanford medical school, but decided not to pursue medicine … Made a well-publicized trip to Pakistan during March of 1997 on behalf of her shoe sponsor to see for herself the business of making soccer balls and assure herself that child labor was not involved … Won the 1997 FIFA Fair Play Award for her work against child labor, the first women and first American to win the award, traveling to Paris in Jan. of '98 to receive the honor … Appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in November of '97 … Favorite shampoo is "whatever Mia is using" … Favorite meal is donuts and/or anything sweet or fattening … Lists her favorite actress is Brandi Chastain.

First Appearance: July 29, 1988, vs. France
First Goal: April 3, 1991, vs. Hungary

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