Sarah Anne Inserra (; born December 31, 1986) is a retired American
soccer
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player from
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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, who played for the
Colorado Rush of the
United Soccer Leagues
United may refer to:
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Arts and entertainment Films
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'
W-League. She was a
defender for the
Florida State Seminoles
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and the
United States U-20 women's national soccer team
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.
Club career
After a short stint on the roster of
Women's Professional Soccer
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club
Chicago Red Stars
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in 2009, Wagenfuhr played for the
Buffalo Flash
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of the
W-League. With the Flash, Wagenfuhr logged 1,170 minutes in the midfield, notching a goal and two assists in her time with the club.
In 2010, the
Saint Louis Athletica
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picked up Wagenfuhr as a free agent. She suffered a hamstring injury at the 23rd minute of the season opener against the Red Stars, which cut short what would be her only match played with Athletica. On June 1, 2010, Wagenfuhr again became a free agent upon the dissolution of the Athletica.
In 2010, she signed with
Littleton, Colorado
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-based
Colorado Rush of the W-League, the second tier of American women's soccer. On June 24, 2010, Wagenfuhr assisted on the game-winning goal in the expansion side's first-ever victory, a 2–0 triumph over the
Santa Clarita Blue Heat
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The team plays its ho ...
.
After soccer
She continued on to teach at Florida State University Schools as an English teacher.
In 2012, she was head coach of the
Holy Comforter Episcopal School girls' soccer team.
Personal life
She married Todd Inserra on August 20, 2011, and also had a son named Peter
References
External links
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Florida State player page
Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
Living people
1986 births
American women's soccer players
21st-century American sportswomen
Saint Louis Athletica players
Chicago Red Stars players
USL W-League (1995–2015) players
Women's association football defenders
United States women's under-20 international soccer players
Women's Professional Soccer players
United States women's youth international soccer players
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