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 Carin
was
the second female player to be inducted into the
National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 2000 |
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Born:
January 9, 1965 - East Orange, NJ |
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Position:
Forward |
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Int'l
Caps: 117 |
Int'l
Goals: 53 |
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She was an integral element of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s
"triple-edged sword," with 1998 Hall of Fame inductee
April
Heinrichs and
Michelle Akers,
winners of the first FIFA World Championship for Women in
1991. She scored 6 goals in the tournament and was awarded the
Golden Ball as the top individual player. She played for the
the U.S.
in the 1995 FIFA World Championship for Women where the team
finished in 3rd place after losing to eventual champion Norway
in the semi-finals. She also won a Gold Medal with the U.S.
squad in the 1996 Olympics. When she retired from World Cup
play, her six goals and six assists were second only to
Michelle Akers. In a total of 117 international appearances,
she had 97 starts, scored
53 goals and was the
3rd leading scorer at the time of her retirement. Her 21
assists in 1991 were a US Soccer record as of 1999. Carin played for the
Champion U.S. National Team in the 1993 and 1994 CONCACAF Tournaments. She was a two-time National Amateur
Champion with the Ajax of Southern California club. As a college player she was a
four-time NSCAA All-America at the University of California - Santa
Barbara
(UCSB). She was elected the Athlete of the Decade at UCSB and was
inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame in 1991. As a collegian she
scored 102 goals and had 78 assists. Carin was a four-time High School
All-American and a three-time California Most Valuable Player. She was also named U.S. Soccer’s Female
Athlete of the Year in 1987 and 1992. She was drafted by L.A. United of the Continental Indoor Soccer
League in 1993.
U.S. National Team
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