Sarah Cooper (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Raymond[1] | ||
| Birth name | Sarah Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2001 | Australia | 55 | (2) |
Sarah Raymond (née Cooper; born 8 October 1969) is the former captain of Australia women's national association football team.[2]
Cooper played more than 50 matches for her country and represented Australia at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
In popular culture
[edit]Cooper posed nude with some of her teammates in the controversial "The Matildas: the new fashion in football: 2000 Olympic year calendar" in an effort to increase visibility of the team and raise money for their Olympic Games preparation.[4][5] A royalty from the sale of each calendar was used to support the team's 2000 Summer Olympic Games preparation.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Soccer takes over the world". 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Sarah Cooper Captain of Australian Women's National Soccer Team Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical Education) 1991 Phillip Institute of Technology". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Sarah Cooper". ScoresWay. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ McCutcheon, Jemma. "Athlete Or Sex Symbol?". Healthculture Society.
- ^ Grainey, Timothy (1 May 2012). Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer. University of Nebraska Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0803240360.
- ^ "The Matildas : the new fashion in football : 2000 Olympic year calendar / the Australian National Women's Soccer Team". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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