Silvana Burtini

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Silvana Burtini
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-05-10) May 10, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992 Capilano Blues 9 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Raleigh Wings
2001 Carolina Courage 17 (4)
International career
1987–2003 Canada 77 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silvana Burtini (born May 10, 1969) is a Canadian former soccer player. A forward, she represented Canada at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1998 Burtini was named Canadian Player of the Year and was part of the Canadian squad who won the CONCACAF Women's Championship. [1] She has scored the third-most goals in Team Canada Women's Soccer history, with 38 in 77 games.

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At Capilano College, Burtini was BCCAA Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian in 1992–93. [2] [3]

As a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Burtini was presented with the British Columbia Police Award of Valour for saving a life in 2004. [4]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 August 1993 New Hyde Park, United States Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–04–0 1993 CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament
2.12 April 1994Milford, Trinidad & Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–02–0 Friendly
3.13 August 1994 Montreal, Canada Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2–07–0 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4.3–0
5.15 August 1994Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–06–0
6.2–0
7.4–0
8.5–0
9.6–0
10.19 August 1994Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–05–0
11.8 June 1995 Helsingborg, Sweden Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–03–3 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
12.3–1
13.7 June 1997 Oakford, United StatesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–22–3 1997 Women's U.S. Cup
14.28 August 1998 Toronto, CanadaFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1–021–0 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
15.2–0
16.3–0
17.5–0
18.8–0
19.9–0
20.12–0
21.13–0
22.30 August 1998Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 1–014–0
23.2–0
24.4–0
25.1 September 1998Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–04–0
26.3–0
27.4–0
28.21 May 1999 Vancouver, CanadaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–03–0Friendly
29.19 June 1999 San Jose, United StatesFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–01–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
30.4 June 2000 Campbelltown, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–02–02000 Pacific Cup
31.10 June 2000 Newscastle, AustraliaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–?5–1
32.3–?
33.11 November 2000 Columbus, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 3–?3–1Friendly
34.10 February 2001 Rabat, Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–04–0
35.30 October 2002 Victoria, CanadaFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2–011–1 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
36.10–1
37.20 March 2003 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–07–1 2003 Algarve Cup

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References

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  2. "Athletic Accomplishments".
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