Andrea Rodrigues (footballer)

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Andrea Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Andrea Christine Rodrigues Orem
Date of birth (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
Clearwater Chargers
Tampa Bay Club Sport
2003–2007 St. Petersburg Devils
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 UCF Knights
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Tampa Bay Hellenic
International career
2010 Brazil U20
2010–2014 Portugal 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrea Christine Rodrigues Orem (born January 6, 1990) is an American-born Portuguese football player.

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Biography

Rodrigues was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, the daughter of a Portuguese father and a Brazilian mother. Andrea's sister Adriana Rodrigues is also a Portuguese international soccer player. [1] After retiring became the position as Client Services Manager by Orlando Magic. [2]

Career

The midfielder that used play for UCF Knights in the NCAA [3] and a year in the Women's Premier Soccer League for Tampa Bay Hellenic. [4]

International

She played the Portuguese national team. [5] She made her international debut at 20 in June 2010 in a 1–0 win over Slovenia. [6]

With one match remaining she was Portugal's top scorer in the 2013 Euro qualifying with four goals. [7]

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References

  1. Burns, Bryan (19 September 2011). "Rodrigues sisters pace Portuguese Women's National Team in European Championships qualifying". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. Andrea Rodrigues - Client Services Manager - Orlando Magic
  3. Profile [usurped] in UCF Knights' website
  4. "Andrea Rodrigues, Tampa Bay Hellenic - WPSL". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. Andrea Rodrigues: "I hold three passports and I chose Portugal". Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Record
  6. Profile in UEFA's website
  7. ANDREA RODRIGUES - FpF