Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey(born July 22, 1971), néeKristine Marie Lilly,is aretiredAmericansoccerplayer. She last playedprofessionallyforBoston BreakersinWomen's Professional Soccer(WPS). She was a member of theUnited States women's national soccer teamfor 24 years. Lilly has won twoWorld Cup Championships.[1]She is twice anOlympicgold medalist(1996 and 2004) and won an Olympicsilver medal(2000).[2]Lilly is the mostcappedsoccer player in the history of the sport. No other women's or men's player has done this. She gained her 352nd and final cap againstMexicoin a World Cup qualifier in November 2010.[3]Lilly scored 130goalsfor theUnited States women's national team.This placed her behindMia Hamm's 158 goals andAbby Wambach's ongoing tally of 182.[4]On Feb. 14, 2015, Kristine Lilly was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Daniel Clay (16 October 2014)."Kristine Lilly brings experience and dedication to Longhorn soccer".The Daily Texan/University of Texas at Austin. Archived fromthe originalon 30 December 2015.Retrieved23 June2015.
- ↑"BIO // Kristine Lilly".Texas Longhorns Soccer Camp.Retrieved23 June2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑3.03.1Diane Scavuzzo (15 February 2015)."Kristine Lilly In Hall Of Fame".GOAL NATION. Archived fromthe originalon 8 March 2015.Retrieved23 June2015.
- ↑Alexander, Valerie."World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport's Most Dominant Players: Women".Jezebel.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-09-21.Retrieved2015-06-23.
