Mandy Clemens
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amanda Kate Cavan | ||
Birth name | Amanda Kate Clemens[1] | ||
Date of birth | September 3, 1978 | ||
Place of birth |
San Diego, California , United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Silicon Valley Red Devils | (3) | |
2001–2002 | Philadelphia Charge | 38 | (7) |
2003 | San Jose CyberRays | 16 | (0) |
2004 | San Diego SeaLions | 2 | (0) |
2007 | Ajax America Women | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1999–2002 | United States | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, December 28, 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:55, December 28, 2013 (UTC) |
Amanda Kate Cavan (née Clemens; born September 3, 1978) is an American mental health counselor, television personality, and former soccer forward who played for the United States women's national soccer team, as well as the Philadelphia Charge and San Jose CyberRays of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).
Playing career
College
Clemens attended
She spent the final six months of her college career in Brisbane, Australia, where she eschewed soccer in favor of running half marathons. This caused Clemens to lose so much weight that "startled" national coach April Heinrichs told her she no longer resembled a soccer player.[3]
Club
In 2000, Clemens was among the twenty founding players of the
With the demise of WUSA, Clemens signed for pro–am Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team San Diego WFC SeaLions for the 2004 season. In 2007, she joined WPSL team Ajax America Women. During her graduation year in 1999, Clemens had played WPSL soccer for Silicon Valley Red Devils – she scored three goals and added an assist to total seven points.[5]
International
Clemens's first appearance on the
Personal life
In 2004 Clemens took part in
References
- ^ a b "Mandy Clemens". Soccer Times. August 23, 2001. Archived from the original on July 11, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Honors No. 5 Jersey of Mandy Clemens". Santa Clara Broncos. November 5, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (July 13, 2001). "Charge star has her game back Mandy Clemens took some time off from soccer last year. The rust is gone". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ Cornfield, Josh (May 4, 2004). "Clemens' New Beginning". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on May 14, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ Litterer, Dave (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer, 1999". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team All-Time Player Appearances". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ Dure, Beau (April 15, 2004). "All's fair in love and soccer". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "About us". Playa Counseling Group. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Interviews with elite, athlete moms". Birth like an Athlete. October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2013.