Moya Dodd
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| Born | 30 April 1965 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide (LLB (Hons) 1988)[1] University of NSW (MBA 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Board member of | Football Federation Australia (2007–2017) Asian Football Confederation (2009–) FIFA (2013–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moya Dodd (born 30 April 1965) is an Australian football official, former national team player, and lawyer. She is a executive committee member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)[2] and a former member of the FIFA Council.[3]
Football administration career
Dodd joined the board of Football Federation Australia in 2007.[4] In 2009, she was elected as a vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation.[2][5]
In 2013, she was appointed to the executive committee of FIFA, the 27-member body which governs football, in 2013 as a co-opted member.[3]
Playing career
Dodd played 24 times for Australia, including 12 in full international matches. [6][7]
Legal career
Moya is a partner in law firm Gilbert + Tobin.[8]
Honours and awards
In 2016, Dodd was named the overall winner of the 2016 Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.[9] In 2018 Forbes ranked her Number 7 in their list of Most Powerful Women in International Sports.[10]
References
- ^ "Moya Dodd is first Australian representative on FIFA". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ a b "AFC Executive Committee". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Moya Dodd scores for women's soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (15 May 2007). "Lowy shakes up soccer board". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "FFA welcomes outcome in Asia". Football Federation Australia. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Teams of the Decades – Women's 1990–1999". Football Federation Australia. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 53. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via WomenSoccer.com.au.
- ^ Merritt, Chris (27 June 2008). "G+T beats the benchmark for promoting women". The Australian. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Stewart, Claire (28 October 2016). "Global aims drive winners". Australian Financial Review.
- ^ Settimi, Christina. "Moya Dodd, One Of Soccer's Most Powerful Women, Isn't Done Playing". Forbes. Retrieved 29 March 2018.