Sunni Hughes

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Sunni Hughes
Personal information
Full name Linda Hughes
Date of birth (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Newcastle, New South Wales,
Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Toronto Awaba
Adamstown
Fortuna Hjørring
Panasonic Bambina
Hunter Region
Northern NSW Pride
International career
1989–2000 Australia [2] 63 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:14, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Linda "Sunni" Hughes (born 9 June 1968) is an Australian former women's association football player. She participated in 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2000 Olympics. [3] [4] Hughes played professional club football in Denmark and Japan. In December 2013 she was inducted to Australia's Soccer Hall of Fame. [5]

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References

  1. "Sunni Hughes". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 8 July 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. FIFA Player Statistics: Sunni Hughes
  4. AOC Profile: Sunni Hughes
  5. "Jim Fraser and Sunni Hughes inducted to FFA Hall of Fame". Football Federation Australia. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.