Dianne Marie Alagich (born 12 May 1979) is an

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former

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player, who last played for

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in the W-League in 2009 and the

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in 2008. A defender, she was

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86 times, scoring on three occasions. She is the younger sister of former

player

Richie Alagich Richie Alagich (born 30 October 1973) is an Australian retired footballer. Club career Early career Born in Woodville, South Australia, Alagich played representative football for his home state from 1985 through to 1991. He started his professi ...

. On 19 December 2000, she was awarded the

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. Alagich also excelled as a layaker, having been an Australian junior representative.

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1979 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Adelaide United FC (women) players Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal San Jose CyberRays players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic soccer players for Australia Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Australia women's international soccer players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Soccer players from Adelaide Women's association football defenders Australian expatriate women's soccer players Sportswomen from South Australia Women's United Soccer Association players 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub