Stephanie Rigamat

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Stephanie Rigamat
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-05) August 5, 1979 (age 45) [1]
Place of birth La Crescenta-Montrose, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Youth career
–1997 Crescenta Valley Falcons
Las Virgenes Blazers
West Coast Shamrocks
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 UC Irvine Anteaters 42 (22)
2000–2001 UCLA Bruins 47 (26)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Washington Freedom 6 (0)
International career
United States U21
2001 United States 7 (1)
Managerial career
2003 UCLA Bruins (assistant)
2004–2006 UNLV Rebels (assistant)
2008–2010 New Mexico State Aggies (assistant)
2015–2017 Creighton Bluejays (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephanie Rigamat (born August 5, 1979) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making seven appearances for the United States women's national team.

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Career

Rigamat played for the Crescenta Valley Falcons in high school, finishing as the school's recorded scorer with 109 goals and helping the team to win two league championships. In college, she played for the UC Irvine Anteaters from 1997 to 1998. She received All-Big West first team honors in 1997 and 1998, and was included in the All-West Region first team in 1997 (NSCAA) and third team in 1998 (Soccer Buzz). [2] In total, she scored 22 goals and recorded 11 assists in 42 appearances for the Anteaters. [3] She later joined the UCLA Bruins, playing for the team in 2000 and 2001 after redshirting during the 1999 season. [4] She was a letter-winner at the school, and scored 26 goals and recorded 15 assists in 47 appearances for the Bruins. She was an NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 2001, and was a Soccer America MVP in 2000. Rigamat was also included in the All-Pac-10 Selection in 2001, the NSCAA All-Region team in 2001 (third), as well as the Soccer Buzz All-Region team in 2000 (third) and 2001 (first). She was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2001. [5] She had also played for the club teams Las Virgenes Blazers and West Coast Shamrocks. [6]

Rigamat was a member of the U.S. under-21 national team. [6] She made her international debut for the United States on January 11, 2001 in a friendly match against China PR. In total, she made seven appearances for the U.S. and scored one goal, earning her final cap on March 17, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Norway. [1]

Rigamat was selected by the Washington Freedom in the 2002 WUSA draft, making six appearances for the team during the 2002 WUSA season. [7] The following year, she began her coaching career, serving as a volunteer assistant for her alma mater UCLA Bruins during the 2003 season. She later worked as an assistant for the UNLV Rebels from 2004 to 2006, the New Mexico State Aggies from 2008 to 2010, and the Creighton Bluejays from 2015 to 2017. [8] [9]

Personal life

Rigamat was born and grew up in La Crescenta-Montrose, California. [6] She earned her bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2001. [8]

Career statistics

International

United States [1]
YearAppsGoals
200171
Total71

International goals

No.DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1March 13, 2001 Silves, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–02–0 2001 Algarve Cup

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