Kristen Weiss

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Kristen Weiss
Personal information
Full name Kristen Michelle Weiss [1]
Date of birth (1984-05-11) May 11, 1984 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth Fairview Park, Ohio, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward [2]
Youth career
Internationals Soccer Club
–2002 Walsh Jesuit Warriors
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Virginia Cavaliers 45 (10)
International career
United States U16
United States U17
United States U19
2001 United States 4 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2010 Clemson Tigers (assistant)
2010–2012 Maryland Terrapins (assistant)
2012 Milwaukee Panthers (assistant)
2013–2016 Wisconsin Badgers (assistant)

Kristen Michelle Weiss (born May 11, 1984) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making four appearances for the United States women's national team.

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Career

Weiss played for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors in high school, where she was a two-time Parade High-School All-American and the NSCAA National Player of the Year in 2001. She helped the team to win two consecutive state championships as a junior and senior, and was twice the school's Female Athlete of the Year. She scored 138 goals and recorded 80 assists during her high school career, finishing as the top goalscorer in state history. She also played club soccer for Internationals Soccer Club. In college, she played for the Virginia from 2002 to 2006. [1] She tore her ACL during her freshman year, ending the season prematurely, and another tear of the same ACL a year later forced her to miss the entire 2003 season, though she received a medical redshirt. She converted her penalty to help the team win the 2004 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament championship game, where she was subsequently named on the All-ACC Tournament Team. [3] Her senior season was again cut short after a tear in her other ACL, forcing her to end her athletic career. [4] In total, she scored 10 goals and recorded 10 assists in 45 appearances for the Cavaliers. [1] [5] [6]

Weiss played for the under-16, under-17, and under-19 national teams. [7] She made her international debut for the United States on March 7, 2001 in a friendly match against Italy. [8] In total, she made four appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on March 17, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Norway. [2]

From 2006 to 2008, Weiss worked as a women's soccer administrator at her alma mater Virginia. She later began coaching, working as an assistant for the Clemson Tigers from 2008 to 2010, the Maryland Terrapins from 2010 to 2012 as a volunteer, [9] the Milwaukee Panthers in 2012, and the Wisconsin Badgers from 2013 to 2016. [10] [11] She holds a U.S. Soccer National "A" coaching license. [12]

Personal life

Weiss was born in Fairview Park, Ohio, though she grew up in Brecksville, Ohio. [1]

Career statistics

International

United States [2]
YearAppsGoals
200040
Total40

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation . 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Virginia Soccer Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Corcoran, Dan (September 23, 2013). "Weiss relishes teaching role". The Badger Herald . Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2005 Women's Soccer Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. 2005. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2005 Overall Team Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. 2006. Archived from the original on February 9, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ Harrison, Brandon (June 4, 2015). "World Cup on horizon, Weiss shares in pride of representing country". Wisconsin Badgers . Madison, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Kristin Weiss". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kristen Weiss". Maryland Terrapins . Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kristen Weiss". Wisconsin Badgers . Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ Anderson, Eric (May 7, 2017). "College notes: Brookfield's Roller named assistant at WashU". Wisconsin Soccer Central. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Weiss Named to Milwaukee Women's Soccer Staff". Milwaukee Panthers . Milwaukee. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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