Taryn Swiatek

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Taryn Swiatek
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-04) February 4, 1981 (age 42)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Ottawa Fury
2004 → Fortuna Hjørring (loan) [1]
International career
2001–2007 Canada 27 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
*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]

Education

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Swiatek joins top European club". United Soccer Leagues (USL). April 1, 2004. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Profile of Taryn Swiatek by the Canadian Soccer Association Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine ; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.
  3. 1 2 Maxwell, Cameron, "Swiatek sets sights on China" [usurped] , Calgary Sun, Canadian Online Explorer , January 27, 2002.
  4. 1 2 Taryn Swiatek announces her retirement Canada Soccer, January 30, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Profile of Taryn Swiatek by Ottawa Fury" Archived 2006-03-28 at the Wayback Machine ; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.
  6. ↑ Kotarski, Kotarski. "Former Dino earns award". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2014.



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