Julie Dolan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julie Dolan | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1988 | Australia | 18 | (4) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2011 |
Julie Dolan
Career
Dolan was raised in Sydney's Sutherland Shire and started playing football at an elite level aged 13. She played for the Sydney clubs of St George Budapest, Marconi Stallions, Gymea Bay, Ballina, Sutherland, Grange Thistle and Arncliffe Scots.[2] She participated in Australian teams that contested the first Asian Cup in 1975 and the inaugural Women's World Invitational in Chinese Taipei in 1978.[2]
Between 1979 and 1988 Dolan played in eighteen full internationals. She was Australian captain on six occasions and made a total of thirty-four appearances for the
She played in the World Invitational Tournament in Oceania in 1983 and the pilot Women's World Cup in China in 1988. She played in the Australian team that defeated Brazil 1–0 in their first encounter in 1988.[2]
Accolades
In 1988, the
In 2013, Dolan was named in Football Federation Australia's 1979-89 Team of the Decade as the team's captain. She also had the honour of being presented with Cap Number 1 for the Westfield Matildas, in recognition of her being the first captain in the team's first A-International.[2] was named International Federation of Football History and Statistics Oceania Player of the Century.[2]
In 2016, football became the first major Australian sport to jointly name its prestigious awards event in honour of both a legendary female and male player – the Dolan Warren Awards – with Dolan honoured alongside national men's icon Johnny Warren.
Personal
Dolan resides on the Central Coast of New South Wales. She is currently Football Technical Director at the International Football School.[3]
References
External links
- "Rockall wins second Julie Dolan Medal" l Football Federation Australia. Thursday 3 March 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "Simon wins Julie Dolan Medal" Hyundai A-League. Sunday, 6 March 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "Mariner Michelle Scoops Awards" Archived 6 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine FourFourTwo Australian A-League. 7 Dec 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "Rockall Player of the Year" The World Game – SBS. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- FFA Football Hall Of Fame