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2008 Peace Queen Cup
The 2008 Peace Queen Cup was the second edition of the Peace Queen Cup. It was held from 14 to 21 June 2008 in Suwon, South Korea. Venues Group stage All times are Korean Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9 Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final Awards Winners Individual awards Scorers 5 goals * Christine Sinclair 3 goals * Heather Garriock * Abby Wambach 2 goals * Kara Lang 1 goal * Amy Chapman * Kyah Simon * Érika * Maurine * Diana Matheson * Melissa Tancredi * Brittany Timko * Tatiana Zorri * Cha Yun-Hee * Jeon Ga-Eul * Kim Su-Yeon * Kwon Ha-Neul * Park Hee-young * Amber Hearn * Kirsty Yallop * Natasha Kai * Amy Rodriguez External links 2008 Peace Queen Cup {{DEFAULTSORT:Peace Queen Cup 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Sinclair
Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic gold medalist, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, CONCACAF champion, and 14-time winner of the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award, Sinclair is the world's all-time leader for international goals scored for men or women with 190 goals, and is one of the most-capped active international footballers with more than 300 caps. She is also the second footballer of either sex to score at five World Cup editions, preceded by Marta, later succeeded by Cristiano Ronaldo. Having played over 20 seasons with the senior national team, Sinclair has played in five FIFA Women's World Cups ( USA 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019) and four Olympic Football Tournaments (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020). She has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Timko
Brittany Amanda Baxter (née Timko) (born September 5, 1985) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally for five different clubs and earned 132 caps with the Canadian National Team. Club career Baxter's first senior club team was Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also played on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln soccer team from 2003 to 2007, graduating in May 2007. She then signed for Melbourne Victory of Australia's newly formed W-League in October 2008, linking up with her former coach Matt Shepherd. In the first half of the 2009–10 season Baxter played in Sweden's Damallsvenskan league for Piteå IF, and in the second played for SG Essen-Schönebeck. She left Essen-Schönebeck during the summer of 2010. Baxter was signed by the Seattle Sounders Women in the W-League on May 2, 2014. International career Baxter enjoyed international success at the youth level, where she played mostly as a forward. She earned the Adidas Golden Shoe as top scorer at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Rodriguez
Amy Joy Rodriguez Shilling (; born February 17, 1987) is an American retired professional soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for NWSL teams Utah Royals FC, FC Kansas City, and Boston Breakers, as well as Philadelphia Independence of the WPS. A former member of the United States women's national soccer team, Rodriguez was a world champion in 2015. Currently, Rodriguez is an assistant coach at the University of Southern California’s women’s soccer team. Early life Born in Lake Forest, California, to parents John and Lori, She grew up in Lake Forest, California and attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, where she was a ''Parade'' All-American in 2003 and 2004 and the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005. Her paternal grandparents were from Cuba and immigrated to the United States in the 1950s. She has a sister named Lauren and br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Zorri
Tatiana Zorri is an Italian former women's soccer, football midfielder, who rounded off her career at ASDCF Bardolino, Bardolino CF in Serie A (women's football), Serie A. She has also played for SS Lazio, Torino Calcio Femminile, Torino CF and UPC Tavagnacco. She was a member of the Italy women's national football team, Italian national team for 16 years before retiring from international football in 2010, taking part in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, World Cup and the UEFA Women's Euro 1997, 1997, UEFA Women's Euro 2001, 2001, UEFA Women's Euro 2005, 2005 and UEFA Women's Euro 2009, 2009 UEFA Women's Euro, European Championships. With 155 games she is the List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps, second most capped Italian player next to Patrizia Panico. Zorri wanted to finish her career in 2012 but played on when she got an offer from Champions League contenders Bardolino. She retired a year later. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurine Dornelles Gonçalves
Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves (born 14 January 1986), commonly known as Maurine, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for the Brazil women's national team. Due to her versatility, she operated in a number of different positions throughout her career, but was most often used as a full-back or defensive midfielder. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning squad at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the 2011 and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2012 London Olympics. At club level Maurine enjoyed three spells with Santos and was hurt when the male parent club disbanded the female section in 2012. She also spent part of the 2011 season with American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) franchise Western New York Flash. After the 2012 demise of Santos, Maurine and nine other former Santos players agreed to join Centro OlÃmpico. She also represented Ferroviária and Flamengo, before returning to the re-esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érika
Érika Cristiano dos Santos (born 4 February 1988), commonly known as Érika, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Corinthians and the Brazilian women's national team. Érika played as a forward for her clubs and Brazil's youth teams, but mainly as a central defender or " volante" (defensive midfielder) for the senior national team. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2012 London Olympics, the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the club level, Érika enjoyed three successful spells with Santos and was hurt when the male parent club disbanded the female section in 2012. She also spent the 2009 season with American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) franchise FC Gold Pride. After the demise of Santos, Érika and nine other former Santos players agreed to join Centro OlÃmpico. She played for Paris Saint-Germain between 2015 and 2018 before return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwon Civil Stadium
Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in Suwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium, Suwon Baseball Stadium, and Suwon Gymnasium. Facilities Suwon Stadium Suwon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and currently used mostly for football matches. Built in 1971, it has a capacity of 11,808 seats and was home of the Suwon Samsung Bluewings until 2001, when they moved to the Suwon World Cup Stadium. Suwon Baseball Stadium * ''For details, see Suwon Baseball Stadium.'' Suwon Gymnasium * ''For details, see Suwon Gymnasium.'' The gymnasium, with a capacity of 5,145, was built in 1963 and hosted the handball events of the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... Gallery Image:2009-01-24 - Suwon Civil Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Garriock
Heather Ann Garriock (born 21 December 1982) is an Australian former soccer player and coach. Garriock played as a midfielder in a career based mostly in Australia. Her last stint as a player was for Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian W-League. Garriock played 130 matches for the Australian women's national team, appearing at two Olympic football tournaments and three FIFA Women's World Cups. Playing career Club career Garriock began her career playing football in Australia. She played for Marconi Stallions, NSW Sapphires, and Queensland Sting before moving overseas. She signed with Adirondack Lynx of Women's Premier Soccer League in 2006. She made six appearances in 2006 before returning to the Australian National Team. In 2007, she made a further five appearances. In total, she made 11 appearances for Adirondack Lynx, while scoring 10 goals and chipping in eight assists. Garriock was on the move once again in 2008, playing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Wambach
Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair. Wambach was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year, becoming the first American woman to win the award in ten years. She was included on the 2015 ''Time'' 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world. Wambach competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: 2003 in the United States, 2007 in China, 2011 in Germany, and 2015 in Canada, being champion of the last edition; and two Olympics tournaments: 2004 in Athens and 2012 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Kai
Natasha Kanani Janine Kai (born May 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer forward and Olympic gold medalist. She previously played for Sky Blue FC and the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and National Women's Soccer League as well as the United States women's national soccer team. In 2011, Kai was also part of the first US women's rugby union sevens team to play in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup held in Dubai.http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2707:usa-women-7s-prepare-for-dubai&catid=46:usa-sevens-women&Itemid=204 Early life University of Hawaiʻi Kai played for the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine from 2002 to 2005. She was named WAC player of the Year in 2002, 2003, and 2005, and was named a third-team All American in 2003.2010 University of Hawai'i Soccer Media Guide, p.38 During Kai's standout career, she set multiple WAC records. She was named WAC Freshman of the Year in 2002, becoming the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeon Ga-Eul
Jeon Ga-eul (, or ; born 14 September 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Sejong Sportstoto in the WK League. She was the first South Korean to play in the US National Women's Soccer League, and the Australian W-League. She has won numerous domestic league titles, individual MVP titles and international competitions, being the leading scorer in the national team side that won the Women's gold medal in football at the 2009 Summer Universiade. Jeon scored notable braces against Germany in the group stages, and against Japan in the Final. She also scored six goals in one match against South Africa. Overall, she made over 100 appearances for the South Korean national team. Club career Western New York Flash On 1 January 2016, the National Women's Soccer League club Western New York Flash announced the signing of Jeon for the 2016 season, making her the first player from South Korea to play in the league. She was released by the Flash on 13 June 2016. Melbourne Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha Yun-Hee
Cha Yun-hee (, ; born 26 February 1986) is a retired South Korean footballer who last played for Gyeongju KHNP in the WK League. In April 2009, she was loaned to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr for one year and two months. Honors Club ;Icheon Daekyo * WK League: 2011, 2012 International * EAFF Women's Football Championship: 2005 * Asian Games Bronze medal: 2010 Individual * WK League MVP: 2011, 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... References External links SC 07 Bad Neuenahr Official website profileNational Team Player Record * 1986 births Living people South Korean women's footballers South Korea women's international footballers SC 07 Bad Neuenahr players WK League players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany South Korean expatriates in German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
