Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Hope Solo American soccer goalkeeper
Hope Amelia Solo born July 30, 1981, in Richland, Washington is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer. She is the current starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team.
Contents
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Soccer career
* 3 Club career
* 4 International career
o 4.1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
+ 4.1.1 Post-2007 World Cup fallout
o 4.2 2008 Summer Olympics
o 4.3 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Personal life
Hope Solo was born in Richland, Washington on 30 July 1981. Her father, a man of Italian descent who grew up in the Bronx, was a sometimes-homeless Vietnam War veteran. Although her parents divorced when she was six and she lived with her mother, Solo maintained a close relationship with her father, who remained a major influence in her life until his sudden death in June 2007.
Soccer career
Hope Solo has played soccer with the Three-Rivers Soccer Club in the Tri-Cities. As a forward at Richland High School, Solo scored 109 goals, leading her team to three consecutive league titles from 1996–1998 and a state championship in her senior year. was twice named a Parade All American. At the University of Washington, Solo switched to the goalkeeper position and was the team's all-time leader in shutouts, saves, and goals-against average (GAA). She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection and a three-time NSCAA All-American.
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