Vanina Noemí Correa (born 14 August 1983) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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for Rosario Central and the Argentina women's national team.

Club career

Correa has played for Renato Cesarini,

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, Social Lux, Rosario Central and

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in her country.

International career

She played the inaugural match of the

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against

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, which Argentina lost 11–0, the biggest defeat in the history of the tournament until Thailand lost 13–0 to the United States in 2019. The following year she was the starting goalkeeper in the

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women's football tournament. When Argentina failed to qualify for the

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, Correa retired from football the following year. She was persuaded into a national team comeback in 2017, when

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encountered her at a domestic fixture. She played in all seven of Argentina's matches at the

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and in both legs of the subsequent CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off win over

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. At the

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Correa won acclaim for her performance in Argentina's 1–0 defeat by

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. She made six saves including a

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from Nikita Parris. English coach

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was effusive in his praise: "Their goalkeeper was incredible. I saw her before the game and she was unbelievable, even in the warm-up. What you've seen tonight is an unbelievable goalkeeping performance." The

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report described Correa's display as "a form of redemption", after her unhappy experiences at the 2003 and 2007 editions of the tournament.

Personal life

On 24 February 2014, Correa gave birth to twins, who are the result of fertility treatments she did, in the company of her partner at that time.

International Tournaments

References

External links

Vanina Correa
at BDFútbol * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correa, Vanina 1983 births Living people Argentine women's footballers People from Rosario Department Women's association football goalkeepers Rosario Central (women) players Club Atlético Banfield (women) players Boca Juniors (women) footballers Argentina women's international footballers 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers of Argentina Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate women's footballers RCD Espanyol Femenino players