Danielle Fotopoulos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danielle Ruth Fotopoulos | ||
Birth name | Danielle Ruth Garrett[1] | ||
Date of birth | March 24, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Camp Hill, Pennsylvania | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eckerd College (coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1993 | Lyman High School | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | SMU Mustangs | 44 | (52) |
1996–1998 | Florida Gators | 48 | (66) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Tampa Bay Extreme | 4 | (6) |
2001–2003 | Carolina Courage | 53 | (27) |
2005 | Central Florida Krush | ||
International career | |||
1996–2005 | United States | 35 | (16) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | LSU | ||
2010–2022 | Eckerd | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Danielle Ruth Fotopoulos (née Garrett; born March 24, 1976) is an American soccer coach and former player. Fotopoulos holds the all-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I records for goals and points, and was a member of the University of Florida team that won the 1998 NCAA women's soccer championship, and also the United States national team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was the head coach of the Eckerd women's soccer team until 2022.
Early life
Fotopoulos was born in
College career
Fotopoulos initially attended
She graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1999, and was inducted into the
Professional career
Fotopoulos played professionally with the Carolina Courage of the Women's United Soccer Association, winning the league championship in 2002. She was also a member of the United States Women's National Soccer team.
Coaching career
Fotopoulos is married to former
Honors
Individual awards and honors
- WUSA All-Star team selection: 2003
- Second-team All-WUSA: 2002
- Honda Award: 1998[10]
- NSCAANational Player of the Year: 1998
- ESPN.com/Soccer Times National Player of the Year: 1998
- Soccer America Player of the Year: 1998
- NCAA Final Four Offensive MVP: 1998
- Southeastern Conference Player of the Year: 1996, 1998
- All-American: 1995, 1996, 1998
- SEC Tournament MVP: 1996
Team honors
- FIFA Women's World Cup (1999)
- Women's United Soccer Association Founders Cup (2002)
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championship(1999)
Statistics
College
Year | Team | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | SMU | 20/19 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
1995 | SMU | 24/23 | 32 | 19 | 85 |
1996 | Florida | 22/22 | 34 | 13 | 83 |
1997 | Florida | did not play | |||
1998 | Florida | 26/26 | 32 | 11 | 75 |
Totals | 92/90 | 118 | 48 | 284 |
WUSA
Year | Team | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Carolina Courage | 21/21 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
2002 | Carolina Courage | 21/20 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
2003 | Carolina Courage | 12/12 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Totals | 54/53 | 27 | 21 | 75 |
W-League
Year | Team | GP | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | Tampa Bay Extremes | 4 | 6 |
2005 | Central Florida Krush | 9 | |
Totals | 15 |
National team
Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 2/1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
1997 | 6/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1998 | 1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 17/1 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
2000 | did not play | |||
2001 | ||||
2002 | 4/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2003 | did not play | |||
2004 | ||||
2005 | 5/1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Totals | 35/3 | 16 | 7 | 39 |
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of Florida Gators soccer players
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ "Fotopoulos earns time to shine". Sports. York Daily Record. Vol. 209, no. 13. York, Pennsylvania. January 13, 2005. p. 1B. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "Florida's Fotopoulos Wins Honda Award for Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "Nine Members Inducted Into University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 11, 2008). Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "LSU History". lsusports.net. p. 19. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Danielle Fotopoulos". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "LSU Soccer coaches step down". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Fotopoulos Steps Down as Women's Soccer Head Coach". Eckerd College Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Soccer". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
External links
- "Danielle Fotopoulos, Soccer, Sports Illustrated (February 11, 1999). Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- USSoccer.com, "Danielle Fotopoulos Retires from International Soccer," press release (February 22, 2007). Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- Soccer Times profile
- University of Florida coach bio
- University of Florida player bio