Taryn Swiatek
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| Date of birth | February 4, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | University of Calgary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Ottawa Fury | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | → Fortuna Hjørring (loan)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Canada | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Taryn Swiatek (born February 4, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta[2]) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player. Swiatek played as goalkeeper for the Canada national team, which placed fourth in the FIFA Women's World Cup competition in 2003.[3][4] She also joined with the Ottawa Fury soccer team in the W-League.[5] Swiatek formally announced her retirement from the game of soccer in late January 2008.[4]
Education
After graduating from Western Canada High School Swiatek attended the University of Calgary, where she played on the Dino's soccer team.[3] She played for the Dinos from 1999 to 2001 and sat out the 2002 season with a knee injury.[6]
References
- ^ "Swiatek joins top European club". United Soccer Leagues (USL). April 1, 2004. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Profile of Taryn Swiatek by the Canadian Soccer Association Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.
- ^ a b Maxwell, Cameron, "Swiatek sets sights on China" Archived 2007-03-13 at archive.today, Calgary Sun, Canadian Online Explorer, January 27, 2002.
- ^ a b Taryn Swiatek announces her retirement Canada Soccer, January 30, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of Taryn Swiatek by Ottawa Fury" Archived 2006-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.
- ^ Kotarski, Kotarski. "Former Dino earns award". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
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