Anna Maria Picarelli
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anna Maria Picarelli | ||
Date of birth | November 4, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Downey, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Pepperdine Waves | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 |
Bardolino Verona | ||
2009 | Los Angeles Legends | ||
2010 | Ajax America Women | ||
2010 | Kristianstads DFF | ||
2011–2013 | Pali Blues | ||
2014 |
Seattle Sounders Women | ||
International career‡ | |||
2008–2012 | Italy | 42 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2023 | Simon Fraser Red Leafs (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 17 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 17 December 2022 (UTC) |
Anna Maria Picarelli (born November 4, 1984) is an American-born Italian former
Picarelli is an
As a senior in her successful four-year career playing varsity soccer at
After graduating Picarelli approached Italian club
In January 2008 Picarelli made her debut for Italy in a 1–0 friendly defeat in France.[4] By the time of UEFA Women's Euro 2009 Picarelli was Italy's first choice goalkeeper; playing in their shock 2–1 win over England, the 2–0 defeat to Sweden, the 2–1 over Russia and the quarter-final defeat to eventual winners Germany.
After Italy's win over England, Picarelli's partner Cameron Thomas made her a marriage proposal inside the Lahti Stadium, which she accepted.[5]
After leaving Bardolino and playing her club football in America, Picarelli continued to be selected by the Italian national team. She played against the country of her birth in the
In July 2014 she was appointed to a role as an assistant
References
- ^ Krikorian, Doug (June 28, 2008). "Picarelli Experiencing Italy One Game at a Time". Press-Telegram. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Picarelli, Woods Invited to US Soccer Under 21 Women's National Team Camp". West Coast Conference Sports. January 10, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fisher, Sarah (April 8, 2011). "The International Player". Pepperdine University. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Goalkeepers". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ Di Maria, Alessandro (August 27, 2009). "Amore mio, para e sposami la bella favola della Picarelli". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ Lowery, Steve (November 10, 2010). "Southland's Anna Picarelli an obstacle for U.S. women's soccer team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ Vitale, Christian (July 29, 2022). "Anna Maria Picarelli: "La Nazionale meritava di più, la gara contro l'Inghilterra mi ha cambiato la vita"" (in Italian). Calcio Femminile Italiano. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "SFU women's soccer names assistant coaches". Burnaby Now. July 24, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
External links
- Anna Maria Picarelli – UEFA profile