Alexandra Kavadas (born 31 August 1983), known in Greece as Alexandra Kavvada ( el, Αλεξάνδρα Καββαδά), is an American-born Greek retired
footballer
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who played as a
defender. She has been a member of the
Greece women's national team.
College career
Kavadas attended the
University of Connecticut
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in
Storrs, Connecticut.
Club career
Kavadas played for
Greater Boston
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in the United States.
International career
Kavadas played for Greece at senior level in the
2004 Summer Olympics.
See also
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Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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References
External links
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FIFA.com
1983 births
Living people
Women's association football defenders
Greek women's footballers
Greece women's international footballers
Olympic footballers of Greece
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
American women's soccer players
Soccer players from Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Newton, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Boston
American people of Greek descent
Sportspeople of Greek descent
Citizens of Greece through descent
UConn Huskies women's soccer players
21st-century American women
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