Kira Bilecky

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Kira Bilecky
Personal information
Full name Kira Marie Bilecky Drago [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Woodrow Wilson Tigers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Purdue Boilermakers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Åland United 2+ (1)
International career
2006 Peru 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2008. [3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2006.

Kira Marie Bilecky Drago (born 12 April 1986) is a former footballer who played as a defender. Born in the United States, she has been a member of the Peru national team.

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Early life

Bilecky was raised in Washington, D.C. [2] She was born to an American father and a Peruvian mother. [4]

High school and college career

Bilecky has attended the Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., and the Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. [2]

Club career

Bilecky has played for Åland United in Finland. [3]

International career

Bilecky joined Peru at the 2005 Bolivarian Games. [4] [5] She capped at senior level during the 2006 South American Women's Football Championship. [1]

Personal life

Bilecky is married to another woman. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Player Statistics: Kira Bilecky DRAGO". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kira Bilecky - Soccer". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 Kira Bilecky at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Dual Citizens". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. Combe, Eduardo (20 August 2020). "Peruvian national team: 15 years after a gold medal in women's football". El Comercio . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. "WEDDINGS: For Tiffany Turner and Kira Bilecky, Love Knows No Borders". OutSmart Magazine. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2021.