Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 10, 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | Capilano Blues | 9 | (14) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 August 1993 | New Hyde Park, United States | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1993 CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament |
2. | 12 April 1994 | Milford, Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3. | 13 August 1994 | Montreal, Canada | Jamaica | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
4. | 3–0 | |||||
5. | 15 August 1994 | Mexico | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
6. | 2–0 | |||||
7. | 4–0 | |||||
8. | 5–0 | |||||
9. | 6–0 | |||||
10. | 19 August 1994 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
11. | 8 June 1995 | Helsingborg, Sweden | Nigeria | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup |
12. | 3–1 | |||||
13. | 7 June 1997 | Oakford, United States | Australia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1997 Women's U.S. Cup |
14. | 28 August 1998 | Toronto, Canada | Puerto Rico | 1–0 | 21–0 | 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 1998 | Martinique | 1–0 | 14–0 | ||
23. | 2–0 | |||||
24. | 4–0 | |||||
25. | 1 September 1998 | Guatemala | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
26. | 3–0 | |||||
27. | 4–0 | |||||
28. | 21 May 1999 | Vancouver, Canada | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
29. | 19 June 1999 | San Jose, United States | Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
30. | 4 June 2000 | Campbelltown, Australia | Australia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Pacific Cup |
31. | 10 June 2000 | Newscastle, Australia | Japan | 2–? | 5–1 | |
32. | 3–? | |||||
33. | 11 November 2000 | Columbus, United States | United States | 3–? | 3–1 | Friendly |
34. | 10 February 2001 | Rabat, Morocco | Morocco | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
35. | 30 October 2002 | Victoria, Canada | Haiti | 2–0 | 11–1 | 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup |
36. | 10–1 | |||||
37. | 20 March 2003 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Greece | 5–0 | 7–1 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
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