Julie Foudy

VITAL STATS

Position: Midfielder
Height: 5'6
Weight: 130lbs
Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1971
Birth Place:San Diego, California
High School: Mission Viejo High School
Hometown: Mission Viejo, California
College: Stanford University (Graduated in 1993 with a bachelor of science degree in biology)
Married: Ian Sawyers in July 1995
First USA Appearance: July 29, 1988, vs. France
First US Goal: April 3, 1991, vs. Hungary

National Team Stats

As of May 16th 2001 she had 199 caps.
She is currently a co captain with the US women's national team.
Was a member of the 1999 World Cup Championship Women's team, and has played for the US National Team when they placed thrid at the 1995 World Cup, and when the team captured the first ever Women's World cup in 1991 in China.
She also played for the 1996 Olympic Gold medal team in the United states, and player in the 2000 Olympics where the team won a silver medal.
She will be celabrating her 13th year with the National team in July 2001.
She is the thrid most caped US player, and should reach her 200th in the middle of 2001.
Up until the end of the 2000 Olympics, she had started 190 of 196 games she appeared in.
One of nine U.S. players to score more than 100 points in her career.
In 28 matches in 1999 she scored 5 goals and had 6 assists.
Her first career hat trick came against the Ukraine on Dec. 20, 1998 in Fresno, California.
A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games.
She played every minute of the USA's five games in the 2000 and 1996 Olympic Games.

Earned her 100th cap on April 24, 1997, against France in Greensboro, N.C.
Made her first appearance with the national team in 1988 at age 17.
She played every minute of every game in the 1991 Women's World Cup.

WUSA Stats

A founding player and Captian of San Diego.
A player representative along with Shannon Macmillan for the San Diego team.
A member of the WUSA's Board of Directors.

Stanford Stats

In 1989 was named Soccer America Freshman of the Year.
As well in 1989 she was named Stanford's Freshman Athlete of the Year,
She was twice a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1991 (lost to Kristine Lilly) and 1992 when she lead the team to berths in the NCAA playoff tournament.
She lead the Cardinals to the NCAA tournament playoff berths all four years
In 1991 she was named Soccer America Player of the Year.
She was named a four time National Soccer Coaches Association of America, All- American
She had been named the teams MVP for three consecutive years from 1989-1991.
In 1989 - 1991 was the winner of the Outstanding Sophomore and Junior Athlete Award
She ended her college career with 52 goals, 32 assists and 136 points.
Named to Soccer America's College Team of the Decade for the 1990's.

High School Stats

Twice named First Team All American
Player of the Year for Southren California for three straight years from 1987 - 1989.
Named one of the Los Angeles Times' players of the decade.
Was twice named a First-Team All-American.

Misc

Won the 1997 FIFA Fair Play Award for her work against child labor, the first women and first American to win the award.
Appear on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," and walked away with $125,000.
Featured on the cover of Sports Illistrated for Women
Was a in-studio analyst for ESPN durning the Men's World Cup in 1998 and recieved rave reviews from Sports Illustrated, Time and TV Guide and many more.
President of The Women's Sports Foundation.
Did color commentary for ESPN for the 1998, 1999 and 2000 NCAA Women's College Cups
Was accepted to Stanford's Medical school but decided not to pursue medicine.
Made a trip to Pakistan in March of 1997 on behalf of her shoe sponsor to see the business of making soccer balls and assure herself that child labor was not involved

Favorites and Goals

Favorite meal: Donuts and/or anything sweet or fattening.
Favorite actress: Brandi Chastain
Favorite hobby: Being an LPGA groupie.
Favorite shower song:We've got Spirit, yes we do, we've got Spirit, how 'bout you".
Favorite Day of the Year: Kristine Lilly Day in Wilton, Connecticut
Short-term goal: Get as much free golf in as possible.
Long-term goal: Not to cheat to beat Mia on the golf course.

Other US National Team Members

Kristine Lilly #13 Tiffeny Milbrett #16 Mia Hamm #9 Shannon MacMillan #8

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