Nancy Jean Augustyniak Goffi (; born February 1, 1979) is an American former professional

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player who featured primarily as a defender.

Early life and education

Augustyniak Goffi was born in

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and raised in

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. She went to

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and then

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. While enrolled, she played for the

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team. She was inducted into the McIntosh High School Hall of Fame in 2015.

Career

Augustyniak Goffi played for the

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of the W-League from 1998 to 2000, before joining the Atlanta Beat at the team's inception. The Beat selected her in the 5th round of the 2000 WUSA Draft which was the 33rd overall pick. Her twin sister

Julie Augustyniak Julie Ann Augustyniak (born February 1, 1979) is an American former professional soccer player who featured primarily as a defender. Early life and education Augustyniak was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in Peachtree City, Georgia. She ...

also played for the Beat and they were involved in the first instance of two sets of twins that faced each other in a professional game when the Beat played against the

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in 2002. Augustyniak Goffi would later describe playing in the WUSA as "the best three years of erlife". Augustyniak Goffi moved to

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

following the demise of the WUSA and made her

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debut for the club on February 22, 2004, as a 70th-minute substitute against

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. She went on to appear for the club 13 times with 10 starts but no goals. With the assistance of her twin sister,

, Turbine Potsdam went on to win both the 2003–2004 Fußball-Bundesliga championship and the 2003–04 Frauen DFB Pokal.

Career statistics

Club

''These statistics are incomplete and represent a portion of Augustyniak's career.''

References

External links

US Soccer player profile

Women's Professional Soccer player profile

Player profile
at

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WUSA player profile

1979 births Living people Clemson Tigers women's soccer players 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players VfL Wolfsburg (women) players Boston Breakers players Atlanta Beat (WUSA) players American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen Women's association football defenders American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany Frauen-Bundesliga players F.C. Indiana players Women's Premier Soccer League players American expatriate women's soccer players Women's Professional Soccer players Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia Soccer players from Virginia American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Chicago Cobras players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Women's United Soccer Association players Stattena IF (women) players {{US-women-footy-defender-stub