Stephanie Rigamat (born August 5, 1979) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making seven appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Rigamat played for the Crescenta Valley Falcons in high school, finishing as the school's recorded scorer with 109 goals and helping the team to win two league championships. In college, she played for the

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from 1997 to 1998. She received All-

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first team honors in 1997 and 1998, and was included in the All-West Region first team in 1997 (

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) and third team in 1998 (''Soccer Buzz''). In total, she scored 22 goals and recorded 11 assists in 42 appearances for the Anteaters. She later joined the

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, playing for the team in 2000 and 2001 after redshirting during the 1999 season. She was a letter-winner at the school, and scored 26 goals and recorded 15 assists in 47 appearances for the Bruins. She was an NSCAA Second-Team

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n in 2001, and was a ''

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in 2000. Rigamat was also included in the All- Pac-10 Selection in 2001, the NSCAA All-Region team in 2001 (third), as well as the ''Soccer Buzz'' All-Region team in 2000 (third) and 2001 (first). She was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2001. She had also played for the club teams Las Virgenes Blazers and West Coast Shamrocks. Rigamat was a member of the U.S. under-21 national team. She made her international debut for the

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on January 11, 2001 in a friendly match against

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. In total, she made seven appearances for the U.S. and scored one goal, earning her final cap on March 17, 2001 in the

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against

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. Rigamat was selected by the Washington Freedom in the

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, making six appearances for the team during the

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. The following year, she began her coaching career, serving as a volunteer assistant for her alma mater

during the 2003 season. She later worked as an assistant for the

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from 2004 to 2006, the New Mexico State Aggies from 2008 to 2010, and the

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from 2015 to 2017.

Personal life

Rigamat was born and grew up in

La Crescenta-Montrose, California La Crescenta-Montrose () is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is bordered by Glendale to the south and west, La Cañada Flintridge to the east, and Angeles National Forest to the north. A ...

. She earned her

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from the

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in 2001.

Career statistics

International

International goals

References

External links

WUSA player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigamat, Stephanie 1979 births Living people People from La Crescenta-Montrose, California Soccer players from California American women's soccer players American women's soccer coaches United States women's international soccer players Women's association football forwards UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer players UCLA Bruins women's soccer players Washington Freedom players Women's United Soccer Association players