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Mary Andrea Alfiler ( ; born November 30, 1979) is a retired American
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player who played for the
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Early life and education

Alfiler was born in Kapaa, Hawaii, on November 30, 1979 to Andrew and Mary Alfiler. She attended
Kapaa High School Kapaa High School is a public high school in Kapaʻa, Hawaii on the island of Kauai. It is a part of the Hawaii State Department of Education. History Established in 1883 under the reign of King David Kalākaua, the school was first built dir ...
, where she excelled in athletics, playing on varsity teams all four years. Her varsity teams included basketball, volleyball, cross country, and track and field. While in high school, she was named the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation (KIF) Player of the Year twice. In 2001, she earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from
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Career


Athletics

While studying at
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(APU), Alfiler played for the school's women's soccer and basketball teams. During her tenure on the school's soccer team, Alfiler earned all-conference, all-regional, and All-American honors three times, as well as three
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(NAIA) all-tournament honors. Her final year, the women's soccer team won their first national championship, and Alfiler was named the NAIA Player of the Year, as well as the
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's
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. In 2002, Alfiler was selected in the third round of the
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(WUSA) draft to played for the Philadelphia Charge. She transferred to the
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the following year. After the
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folded in 2003, Alfiler began playing semi-professionally with the Rochester Reign in the
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Coaching

Alfiler was an assistant coach at
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for a single season in 2003 before taking a position as assistant coach for the women's soccer team at
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the following year. In 2005, she joined the coaching team at
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. As of 2019, Alfiler was head coach of the girls' soccer team at
Kapaa High School Kapaa High School is a public high school in Kapaʻa, Hawaii on the island of Kauai. It is a part of the Hawaii State Department of Education. History Established in 1883 under the reign of King David Kalākaua, the school was first built dir ...
. In 2023, she was named the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation Coach of the Year.


References

1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Kauai County, Hawaii Soccer players from Hawaii American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen Azusa Pacific Cougars women's basketball players Azusa Pacific Cougars women's soccer players Philadelphia Charge players San Diego Spirit players Women's association football midfielders Women's United Soccer Association players {{US-women-footy-midfielder-stub