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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
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|birth_date=February 13, 1981
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|birth_place=[[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| ntupdate = 11 November 2019
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'''Kristina Kiss''' (born February 13, 1981, in [[Ottawa]], Ontario) is a female [[Association football|soccer]] [[Midfielder (football)|midfielder]], who twice won a medal with the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian national team]] at the [[Pan American Games]]: 2003 and 2007.
'''Kristina Kiss''' (born February 13, 1981) is a Canadian former [[Association football|soccer]] [[Midfielder (football)|midfielder]], who won medals twice with the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada national team]] at the [[Pan American Games]]: 2003 and 2007.

==Career==
On March 12, 2000 at the Algarve Cup, 19 year old Kristina made her debut for Canada's Senior Women's Team vs powerhouse China. This is where she began her National Team journey under newly appointed coach Even Pellerud. Always playing the ball with precision Kristina scored in her fifth game with Canada on May 31, 2000 in a 2:1 win over New Zealand helping the team finish fourth at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Later the team and Kristina would have continued success by finishing; 2nd at both the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2nd at the XIV Pan American Games (2003) in Santo Domingo where Kristina scored Canada's tying goal in a 2–1 loss to Brazil in the final. She also finished; 4th with Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup USA in 2003, 2nd with Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup – lost 2:1 to the United States in the final, 3rd at the XV Pan American Games (2007) in Rio, represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007, 2nd at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament, quarter-finalist at the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament. She was also a National Club Champion with the Nepean United Spirit in 1998.

Kristina was named the top Ottawa soccer player for the 2008 season. Recognized at the annual Ottawa Sports Awards, claiming the Athlete of the Year. She was later invited to join the U20 Women's National Team as a guest coach in July 2009. She was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. She now dedicates her time to becoming a professional coach successfully completed her CSA National A Licence, Youth Licence and Children's Licence. She understands her position as a role model to the female players in the Ottawa community and is committed to developing elite players who may one day follow in her footsteps on the Canada National Team.
Kiss was the captain of Team Canada's 2003 Pan American Games team and scored three goals in the tournament. She returned to the national team in 2006 after a two-year absence,.

==Personal==
She won the Canadian National Junior Judo Championship in 1995 in the under 44&nbsp;kg category.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nordlys.no/sport/slankepress-stoppet-judo-karrieren/s/1-79-685559 | title=Slankepress stoppet judo-karrieren | date=7 June 2003 }}</ref> Kiss studied [[philosophy]] and [[psychology]] at the [[Carleton University]].

==Coaching career==
After retiring, she became the technical director of [[West Ottawa Soccer Club]] in 2012.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/Sports/Soccer/Beautiful+Game+West+Ottawa+Soccer+good+Kiss/6790775/story.html The Beautiful Game: West Ottawa Soccer has a good one in Kiss] by Richard Starnes, The [[Ottawa Citizen]], June 15, 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2015/06/30/fifa-echo-former-ottawa-womens-national-team-players-impact-still-being-felt-as-west-ottawa-head-coach/|title=FIFA echo: Former Ottawa women's national team player's impact still being felt as West Ottawa head coach|date=June 30, 2015|first=Dan|last=Ploffe|work=Ottawa Sports Pages}}</ref> In 2021, she served as a guest coach with the Canada national women's team ahead of their gold medal performance at the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2022/05/02/catching-up-with-kristina-kiss-past-team-canada-star-returns-to-coach-youngest-girls-at-ottawa-city-soccer-club/|date=May 2, 2022|title=Catching up with Kristina Kiss: Past Team Canada star returns to coach youngest girls at Ottawa City Soccer Club|first=Dan|last=Plouffe|work=Ottawa Sports Pages}}</ref> In 2022, she joined Ottawa City SC as technical female manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawacitysoccer.com/kristina-kiss-joins-ocsc/|title=Ottawa City Hires Former National Team Player & Ottawa Native Kristina Kiss to our Technical Team|date=February 9, 2022|work=Ottawa City SC}}</ref>


Kiss was the captain of Team Canada's 2003 Pan American Games team and scored three goals in the tournament. She returned to the national team in 2006 after a two-year absence, and won the Canadian National Junior Judo Championship in 1995 in the under 44&nbsp;kg category. Kiss studied [[philosophy]] and [[psychology]] at the [[Carleton University]]. She has now retired from international soccer and was named to be the technical director of West Ottawa Soccer Club in 2012.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/Sports/Soccer/Beautiful+Game+West+Ottawa+Soccer+good+Kiss/6790775/story.html The Beautiful Game: West Ottawa Soccer has a good one in Kiss] by Richard Starnes, The [[Ottawa Citizen]], June 15, 2012.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.olympic.ca/en/athletes/kristina-kiss/ Canada Olympic Committee]
*[http://www.olympic.ca/en/athletes/kristina-kiss/ Canada Olympic Committee]
*[https://www.wosc.com/page/show/319495-lead-coaches West Ottawa Soccer Club]
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 18 November 2023

Kristina Kiss
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-13) February 13, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Ottawa Fury
2003 IF Fløya
2007 Amazon Grimstad
International career‡
2000–2008 Canada 75 (8)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2019

Kristina Kiss (born February 13, 1981) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder, who won medals twice with the Canada national team at the Pan American Games: 2003 and 2007.

Career

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On March 12, 2000 at the Algarve Cup, 19 year old Kristina made her debut for Canada's Senior Women's Team vs powerhouse China. This is where she began her National Team journey under newly appointed coach Even Pellerud. Always playing the ball with precision Kristina scored in her fifth game with Canada on May 31, 2000 in a 2:1 win over New Zealand helping the team finish fourth at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Later the team and Kristina would have continued success by finishing; 2nd at both the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2nd at the XIV Pan American Games (2003) in Santo Domingo where Kristina scored Canada's tying goal in a 2–1 loss to Brazil in the final. She also finished; 4th with Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup USA in 2003, 2nd with Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup – lost 2:1 to the United States in the final, 3rd at the XV Pan American Games (2007) in Rio, represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007, 2nd at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament, quarter-finalist at the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament. She was also a National Club Champion with the Nepean United Spirit in 1998.

Kristina was named the top Ottawa soccer player for the 2008 season. Recognized at the annual Ottawa Sports Awards, claiming the Athlete of the Year. She was later invited to join the U20 Women's National Team as a guest coach in July 2009. She was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. She now dedicates her time to becoming a professional coach successfully completed her CSA National A Licence, Youth Licence and Children's Licence. She understands her position as a role model to the female players in the Ottawa community and is committed to developing elite players who may one day follow in her footsteps on the Canada National Team. Kiss was the captain of Team Canada's 2003 Pan American Games team and scored three goals in the tournament. She returned to the national team in 2006 after a two-year absence,.

Personal

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She won the Canadian National Junior Judo Championship in 1995 in the under 44 kg category.[1] Kiss studied philosophy and psychology at the Carleton University.

Coaching career

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After retiring, she became the technical director of West Ottawa Soccer Club in 2012.[2][3] In 2021, she served as a guest coach with the Canada national women's team ahead of their gold medal performance at the Olympics.[4] In 2022, she joined Ottawa City SC as technical female manager.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Slankepress stoppet judo-karrieren". 7 June 2003.
  2. ^ The Beautiful Game: West Ottawa Soccer has a good one in Kiss by Richard Starnes, The Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Ploffe, Dan (June 30, 2015). "FIFA echo: Former Ottawa women's national team player's impact still being felt as West Ottawa head coach". Ottawa Sports Pages.
  4. ^ Plouffe, Dan (May 2, 2022). "Catching up with Kristina Kiss: Past Team Canada star returns to coach youngest girls at Ottawa City Soccer Club". Ottawa Sports Pages.
  5. ^ "Ottawa City Hires Former National Team Player & Ottawa Native Kristina Kiss to our Technical Team". Ottawa City SC. February 9, 2022.
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