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Date of birth | February 4, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | University of Calgary | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Ottawa Fury | |||||||||||||||||||
2004 | → Fortuna Hjørring (loan) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2007 | Canada | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Taryn Swiatek (born February 4, 1981, in Calgary, Alberta [2] ) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player. Swiatek played as goalkeeper for the Canada national team, which placed fourth in the FIFA Women's World Cup competition in 2003. [3] [4] She also joined with the Ottawa Fury soccer team in the W-League. [5] Swiatek formally announced her retirement from the game of soccer in late January 2008. [4]
After graduating from Western Canada High School Swiatek attended the University of Calgary, where she played on the Dino's soccer team. [3] She played for the Dinos from 1999 to 2001 and sat out the 2002 season with a knee injury. [6]