Laura Jones (soccer)

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Laura Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-10-15) October 15, 1969 (age 53) [1]
Place of birth Yorba Linda, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Full-back [2]
Youth career
Team
Los Angeles Nightmares
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990 Colorado College Tigers ? (17)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992 United States 1 (0)

Laura Jones (born October 15, 1969) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making one appearance for the United States women's national team.

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Career

Jones played basketball and volleyball for the Esperanza Aztecs in high school, while playing club soccer for the Nightmares youth team in Los Angeles. [3] In college, she played for the Colorado College Tigers from 1987 to 1990, having been offered an athletic scholarship by Colorado College. [3] In total, she scored seventeen goals and recorded six assists for the Tigers. She was a Second-Team All-American in 1988 and 1989, and was included in the Senior Recognition Team selection in 1990. [4]

Jones was selected to compete at the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1986 and 1989. [3] [5] She made her only international appearance for the United States on August 16, 1992 in a friendly match against Norway, which finished as a 2–4 loss. [1]

Her career was ended after blowing out her knee. Jones has coached girls' and boys' club youth soccer teams. [6]

Personal life

Jones is from Yorba Linda, California, [7] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Colorado College. [8] She works as an elementary school teacher, having received her credentials at California State University, Fullerton, and her master's degree in education from Grand Canyon University. [6] She currently teaches at Rolling Hills Elementary School in Fullerton, California. [9]

Career statistics

International

United States [1]
YearAppsGoals
199210
Total10

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