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1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Squads
Below are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in the United States. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Group A Denmark Head coach: Jørgen Hvidemose Nigeria Head coach: Mabo Ismaila North Korea Head coach: Myong Dong-chan United States Head coach: Tony DiCicco Group B Brazil Head coach: Wilsinho Germany Head coach: Tina Theune-Meyer Italy Head coach: Carlo Facchin Mexico Head coach: Leonardo Cuéllar Group C Canada Head coach: Neil Turnbull Japan Head coach: Satoshi Miyauchi Norway Head coach: Per-Mathias Høgmo Russia Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national soccer teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at eight venues across the country. The tournament was the most successful FIFA Women's World Cup in terms of attendance, television ratings, and public interest. The 1999 edition was the first to field sixteen teams, an increase from the twelve in 1995, and featured an all-female roster of referees and match officials. It was played primarily in large American football venues due to expected demand following the successful 1996 Olympics women's tournament. The average attendance was 37,319 spectators per match and the total attendance was 1.194 million, a record that stood until 2015. The tournament earned a profit of $4 million on its $30 million operating budget. The final, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikka Hansen
Mikka Kirsten Hansen (born 11 November 1975) is a Danish international footballer who played as a forward for the Denmark national team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA World Cup. Club career Hansen played for the USL W-League club Denver Diamonds, where she was the league's top assist provider in 1996 and second top goal scorer in 1998. In January 1999, she moved to Denmark to play for Frederiksberg Boldklub on a semi-professional basis. In summer 1999, after playing in the FIFA World Cup, Hansen signed a one and a half-year contract with Fortuna Hjørring. By May 2000, Hansen had grown weary of football and had started competing as an elite cyclist instead. Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States, began in 2001. Hansen was a ninth-round draft pick (70th overall in the global draft) by the Carolina Courage. In 2001 Hansen started seven of her 19 regular season appearances, scoring onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Mbachu
Stella Chinyere Mbachu (born 16 April 1978) is a Nigerian professional soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ... player born in 1978 in Nigeria. References 1978 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Rivers Angels F.C. players Nigeria women's international footballers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers of Nigeria Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Women's association football forwards Sportspeople from Imo State Igbo people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Ajayi
Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian women's soccer, football Defender (association football), defender, currently playing for Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spain, Spanish Segunda División (women), Second Division. Career Ajayi started her career in the Nigerian Women's Championship, Nigerian Championship for Koko Queens, Rivers Angels, Jagede Babes and Pelican Stars. After playing the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1999 World Cup she signed for 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen, 1.FFC Niederkirchen in the Germany, German Bundesliga (women), Bundesliga, where she spent two seasons. Returning to Nigeria, she played for Police FC of Lagos, Police Machine and Bayelsa Queen until 2008 when she moved to Tianjin Teda (women), Tianjin Teda in the China, Chinese Chinese Women's Super League, Super League. In 2010, she returned to the European leagues one decade later, playing successively for ZNK Krka, Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenian Women's League, Slovenia, Pogoń Szczecin (women), Pogoń Szczecin i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberechi Opara
Eberechi Patience Opara (born 6 March 1976) is a former female Nigerian football defender. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events Boxing ;Men Football Men's tournament ;Team rost ... References External links * * * 1976 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Nigeria Women's association football defenders Nigeria women's international footballers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adanna Nwaneri
Adanna Nwaneri (born 31 August 1975) is a Nigerian footballer who played as a defender for the Nigeria women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national soccer teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at .... References External links * 1975 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Nigeria women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Igbo sportspeople {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Tarhemba
Martha Tarhemba is a Nigerian football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events Boxing ;Men Football Men's tournament ;Team rost ... References 1978 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Nigeria Women's association football midfielders Nigeria women's international footballers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Pelican Stars F.C. players {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yinka Kudaisi
Yinka Kudaisi (born 25 August 1975) is a Nigerian former football defender who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Pelican Stars. See also * Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of the African boycott. Nigerian Olympic ... References External links * * 1975 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Nigeria Women's association football defenders 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nigeria women's international footballers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Damallsvenskan players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Chiejine
Ann Agumanu-Chiejine (born 2 February 1974) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics. She is an assistant coach for the U17 Nigerian women's team. Honours ; Nigeria Player * African Women's Championship (4): 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 Assistant Coach * African Women's Championship winner: 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ... See also * Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics References External links * * * 1974 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Nigeria Women's association football goalkeepers 1991 FIFA Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabo Ismaila
Mabo Ismaila (born 15 July 1944) is a Nigerian football manager. Career Ismaila was the head coach of the Nigeria women's national team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... and 2004 Summer Olympics. He led Nigeria to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, the team's best ever result. References External links * * Mabo Ismailaat Soccerdonna.de 1944 births Living people Nigerian football managers Women's association football managers Nigeria women's national football team managers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup managers {{Nigeria-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Mette Christensen
Anne-Mette Christensen (born 4 March 1973) is a Danish women's international footballer who plays as a defender. She was a member of the Denmark women's national football team, making three appearances for the team in 1999. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In club football, she played for Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where they .... References 1973 births Living people Danish women's footballers Denmark women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Fortuna Hjørring players {{Denmark-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janni Johansen
Janni Lund Johansen (born 14 January 1976) is a Danish women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She is a member of the Denmark women's national football team. She was part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national soccer teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at .... References 1976 births Living people Danish women's footballers Denmark women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football forwards {{Denmark-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
