Yvette Valdez

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Yvette Valdez
Personal information
Full name Yvette Marie Valdez Bautista [1]
Birth name Yvette Marie Valdez [2]
Date of birth (1973-10-16) 16 October 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1991 San Joaquin Memorial Panthers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1993 Fresno City Rams
1994–1995 Pacific Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2001 California Storm
International career
1998–1999 Mexico
Managerial career
1992–1994 San Joaquin Memorial Panthers (women)
1996–2002 Pacific Tigers (women) (assistant)
2003–200? Arizona Wildcats (women) (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yvette Marie Valdez Bautista (born 16 October 1973) is an American-born Mexican football manager and former player, who played as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Mexico women's national team.

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High school and college career

Valdez attended the San Joaquin Memorial High School, the Fresno City College and the University of the Pacific. She graduated from the latter in 1997 with a degree in sports medicine.

Club career

Valdez has played for the California Storm for eight seasons.

International career

Valdez was included in the Mexico squad for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, [3] but made no appearances during the tournament. [4]

Managerial career

Valdez worked as a coach of the San Joaquin Memorial High School women's team from 1992 to 1994. Two years later, she became an assistant coach for the Pacific Tigers and lasted there until 2002, primarily as a goalkeeping coach. In 2003, she joined as an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats women's soccer team. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Yvette Valdez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. "Yvette M Valdez, Born 10/16/1973 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 - Mexico". FIFA Women's World Cup United States 1999. FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  4. Yvette Valdez FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "Wildcat Soccer Hires New Assistant Coach". Arizona Wildcats . 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.