Angela Iannotta (born 22 March 1971) is an

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and former player. As a

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, she represented Australia women's national association football team in the

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and 1999

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s and played club football in Australia, Italy and Japan. Iannotta's equaliser against

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in 1995 was Australia's first ever World Cup goal. Iannotta played alongside Italy's

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in Agliana's 1994–95 ''Scudetto'' winning team. In 1996–97 Iannotta joined Cheryl Salisbury and

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at Panasonic Bambina of Japan's

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. Two broken legs, sustained seven months apart, derailed Iannotta's progress in Japan and she returned to Italy. In 1998 she accepted a place on the

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, ahead of the following year's World Cup in the United States.

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at Football.it 1971 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Australian people of Italian descent Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Australian expatriate women's soccer players Serie A (women's football) players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia) Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki players Nadeshiko League players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Australia women's international soccer players Women's association football forwards People from Myrtleford {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub