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Women's Olympic Football Tournament Records And Statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural edition in 1996. Medal table Top scorers All-time top scorers Top scorers by tournament Winning coaches Fair play award General statistics by tournament Teams: tournament position Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically. ; Most titles won: 5, (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024). ; Most finishes in the top two: 6, (1996–2012, 2024). ; Most finishes in the top three: 7, (1996–2012, 2020–2024). ; Most finishes in the top four: 7, (1996–2012, 2020–2024). ; Most appearances: 8, , (all tournaments). Consecutive ; Most consecutive championships: 3, (2004–2012). ; Most consecutive finishes in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Football At The Summer Olympics
Association football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA World Cup tournament). Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games. In order to avoid competition with the World Cup, FIFA have restricted participation of elite players in the men's tournament in various ways: currently, squads for the men's tournament are required to be composed of players under 23 years of age, with three permitted exceptions. By comparison, the women's football tournament is a full senior-level international tournament, second in prestige only to the FIFA Women's World Cup. Another major difference between the men's and women's tournaments is that the men's tournament is not included in the FIFA International Match Calendar, while the women's tournament is included. This in turn means that clubs are not required to release players for the men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player, two-time Women's Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a Forward (association football), forward for the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom (soccer), Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She played College soccer in the United States, college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer, North Carolina Tar Heels and helped the team win four NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles. Hamm competed in four FIFA Women's World Cups: the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1991 tournament in China, 1995 FIFA Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bev Priestman
Beverly Priestman (born 29 April 1986) is an English professional Association football, football manager who was the head coach of the Canada women's national soccer team, Canada women's national team. Early life At age 12, Priestman signed-up for futsal in Consett, under John Herdman, who was at the time a university lecturer and a part-time football coach. Priestman graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and worked for Everton F.C. (women), Everton under Mo Marley. Coaching career Early career Priestman has coached Canada's Canada women's national under-17 soccer team, U-17 and Canada women's national under-20 soccer team, U-20 women's squads and was a technical assistant for the Canada women's national soccer team under head coach Herdman until 2016. She coached England women's national under-17 football team, England's women's U-17 squad, and she was assistant coach of the England women's national football team under head coach Phil Neville from 2018 to 2020. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Silvia Neid
Silvia Edith Maria Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a German former professional football player and manager. She is one of the most successful players in German women's football, having won seven national championships and six DFB-Pokal trophies. Between 2005 and 2016, Neid served as the head coach of the Germany women's national team. She was the FIFA World Women's Coach of the Year in 2010, 2013 and 2016. Playing career Neid's career as a player began at SV Schlierstadt, later renamed to Klinge Seckach. She stayed with the club until 1983 when she signed up with SSG Bergisch Gladbach, then the dominant team in German football. She won the double with SSG in 1984, but moved to TSV Siegen after a title-less 1985 season. The club enjoyed its most successful years during Neid's tenure, winning six championships and five cups. When Gerd Neuser stopped coaching Siegen in 1994, Neid requested a transfer to SG Praunheim, but the club refused. Neid retired after the 1996 season. As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pia Sundhage
Pia Mariane Sundhage (, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. Currently, she is coaching Switzerland. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer for the Sweden national team. Sundhage was the head coach of the United States women's national team from 2008 to 2012 and led the team to two Olympic gold medals and a silver medal at the World Cup. Her success led to her winning the 2012 FIFA World Coach of the Year. Sundhage later became the head coach of her native Sweden women's national football team from 2012 to 2017, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2016. Club career Sundhage started with IFK Ulricehamn as a youth player and eventually moved to Falköpings KIK in 1978. She then joined Jitex BK from 1979 to 1981. Sundhage played 1982 to 1983 with Östers IF, scoring 30 times in her first season with the club and chipping in 35 more in her second season. 1984 saw a move b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
April Heinrichs
April Dawn Heinrichs (born February 27, 1964) is an American former soccer player and coach. She was among the first players on the United States women's national soccer team, and was captain of the United States team which won the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991. She finished her international playing career with 46 caps and 35 goals. Heinrich coached the USA women's team from 2000 to 2004, under her tenure team USA finished third in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, won silver medal at Sydney 2000, and gold medal at Athens 2004 Olympics. In 1998 she became the first female player inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In yJanuary 2011, Heinrichs was appointed Technical Director for women's soccer by United States Soccer Federation. Collegiate record Heinrichs is a 1986 graduate of the UNC where she was named National Player of the Year twice and earned All-American First team honors three times. Club career After playing in the Mundialito with the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Per-Mathias Høgmo
Per-Mathias Høgmo (born 1 December 1959) is a Norway, Norwegian football manager and former player. who is the head coach of Eliteserien club Molde FK, Molde. He has previously been head coach of Norway women's national football team and the Tippeligaen sides Tromsø IL, Tromsø, Moss FK, Moss and Rosenborg BK, Rosenborg. While being head coach of Tromsø he was working on a PhD in football at the university in Tromsø. Playing career Høgmo grew up in Gratangen Municipality, a small community in southern Troms county, and began his football career as a midfielder for his local club Gratangen IL, Gratangen. In 1978, he joined FK Mjølner, Mjølner, the biggest club in his home region, and spent six seasons with the Narvik (town), Narvik side before moving to Tromsø in 1984, where he joined Tromsø IL, Tromsø, and spent the rest of his top-level playing career with the exception of a short spell with Swedish team IFK Norrköping, Norrköping in 1985–86. He played for Tromsø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tony DiCicco
Anthony D. DiCicco Jr. (August 5, 1948 – June 19, 2017) was an American soccer player, coach, administrator, and TV commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. He was also the coach of the U.S. team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Early life Born in Hartford, Connecticut, DiCicco was 1966 graduate of Wethersfield High School in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he lettered in soccer, baseball and basketball. In 1970, DiCicco graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he was an All-American goalkeeper his senior year. He played with the Connecticut Wildcats and Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League for five years, and made a single appearance for the United States men's national soccer team in 1973. During this time, he also taught Physical Education at Bellows F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen (born 17 June 1965) is a former Norwegian footballer. She is one of Norway's most celebrated former footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norway team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She played most of her career in Norway with Asker Fotball, and retired in 2006, at 41 years old. She also spent seven seasons in Japan with Nikko. She started her career as a striker, but as her career progressed, she moved further back on the field, and was playing toward the end of her career in central defence. Apart from playing football, Medalen worked as a police officer. In 2007, she was elected to serve as a local politician in Asker municipality council for the Conservative Party. Medalen is openly lesbian, coming out in a ''Se og Hør'' article in June 1999. On 16 June 2012, Medalen married Trude Flan. She stands at . Club career In August 2000 Medalen revealed that she was considering an approach from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ann Kristin Aarønes
Ann Kristin Aarønes (born 19 January 1973) is a Norwegian former footballer. She first played for Spjelkavik IL, then for Trondheims-Ørn and the Norwegian national team. Later she played for the WUSA's New York Power, during the club's first season of play in 2001. Club career At club level with Trondheims-Ørn she won six Norwegian Women's Cup competitions and five Toppserien championships between 1993 and 2000. Aarønes signed for the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) ahead of the inaugural season in 2001. She was allocated to New York Power alongside compatriot Gro Espeseth. Plagued by lower back and hamstring injuries, she was only able to play for one season before retiring. International career In September 1990 Aarønes won her first cap for the Norway women's national football team at Old Trafford in a 0–0 1991 UEFA Women's Championship qualification draw with England. Aarønes played 111 senior international matches for Norway betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto (born 1 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Widely considered as one of the best strikers in the world, she became Paris Saint-Germain's all-time top scorer in February 2022 at the age of 23. She will join Lyon on 1 July 2025. Club career Paris Saint-Germain Katoto started her youth career with Colombes FFC in 2005. She joined Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2011. She went on to score 27 goals from 26 matches for youth teams of the club and helped her side to win the Championnat de France National Féminine U19 title in 2016. Katoto made her senior team debut on 26 April 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in the second leg of 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals. She was given league debut by manager Farid Benstiti in 5–0 win over Rodez the following week. She played whole 90 minutes and scored a goal in that match. She scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Melanie Behringer
Melanie Behringer (born 18 November 1985) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. She was a Best FIFA Women's Player finalist. Club career Behringer started her career at SpVgg Utzenfeld and FC Hausen. In 2003, she joined SC Freiburg. She made her Bundesliga debut for Freiburg and played at the club for five seasons. For the 2008–09 season, Behringer transferred to FC Bayern Munich and finished second in the Bundesliga table in her first year in Munich. After two seasons, Behringer joined league rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2010. She won the 2011 German Cup with Frankfurt, defeating 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the final. On 31 March 2016, Behringer extended her contract until 2019. International career In 2004, Behringer was runner-up with Germany at the 2004 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and later that year won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. She scored in all three knockout round games of that tournament, including the final. She made her deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
