Carrie Serwetnyk is a former forward with the

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from 1986 to 1991. While playing with Canada, Serwetnyk appeared at the

1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was organised by FIFA in China from 1 to 12 June 1988. The competition was a test to study if a global women's World Cup was feasible following the experie ...

and the

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process saw 48 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. The places were divided as follows: *Africa - represented by CAF: 1 berth *As ...

before leaving the team in 1991. After playing in Japan in the early 1990s, Serwetnyk returned to the Canadian national team in 1996 before retiring. Serwetnyk was the first woman to be named into the

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upon her 2001 induction and was a torchbearer for the

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Early life and education

Serwetnyk was born on July 17, 1965 in

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. She spent her childhood in

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and attended the

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between 1985 and 1987. While at North Carolina, Serwetnyk played with the

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team and received a

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Career

Apart from the Tar Heels, Serwetnyk played on the

from 1986 to 1991 excluding 1989. During these five years, Serwetnyk participated in multiple events including the

and the

. She scored her only goal with the Canadian national team at a 1990 invitational match in

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. Serwetnyk played with

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in 1992 and the Yomiuri soccer team from 1993 to 1994. While in Japan, she scored a total of sixteen goals. Outside of Japan, Serwetnyk played on a French soccer team in

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before ending her athletic career with Canada in 1996 and started painting. In 1997 Serwetnyk played for

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of the

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, serving one assist in her four appearances. In 2014, Serwetnyk opened up a

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soccer company for girls attending elementary school.

Awards and honours

Serwetnyk became the first woman to be inducted into the

after her 2001 selection. She was chosen as a torchbearer for the

References

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