Kristine Lilly

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kristine Lilly


fullname = Kristine Marie Lilly
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height = height|m=1.63
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|07|22
cityofbirth = Wilton, Connecticut
countryofbirth = USA
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position = Forward
years = 1994
1995
1998
2001-2003
2005
clubs = Tyresö F.C.
Washington Warthogs
Delaware Genies
Boston Breakers
KIF Örebro DFF
caps(goals) = 0
nationalyears = 1987-
nationalteam = USA
nationalcaps(goals) = 0340 (129)MedalTop

Kristine Marie Lilly (born July 22, 1971) is an American soccer player, who has been a fixture on the U.S. women's national team since 1987 and is currently the captain of the team. She now plays the striker position after playing midfield for most of her career. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/mark_bechtel/09/04/cup.preview0910/index.html SI.com - Writers - Mark Bechtel: Kristine Lilly is now the high-scoring captain of a U.S. team - Tuesday September 4, 2007 11:03AM ] ] She grew up in Wilton, Connecticut and now resides in Brookline, Massachusetts [ [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/22/she_scores_goals_they_fight_fires_they_share_a_bond/ Soccer star Kristin Lilly shares a special bond with Brookline firefighters - The Boston Globe ] ] . Kristine is married to local Brookline native/firefighter David Heavey, a former hockey and golf star at the University of Connecticut. Lilly gave birth to daughter Sidney Marie Heavey on July 22, 2008

She appeared in the HBO documentary "."

Career

Lilly attended Wilton High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she won the Hermann Trophy in 1991.

Lilly is knownweal for her work ethic and her longevity in the sport. She surpassed the previous women's world record of 151 caps, held by Norway's Heidi Støre, on May 21 1998.Fact|date=March 2008 On January 30 1999, she surpassed what was then the men's record of 164 caps, held by Adnan Al Talyani of the United Arab Emirates (the current men's record is 181).Fact|date=March 2008 After the US women's win at the 2004 Summer Olympics, she had played in 282 international matches, more than any other player (male or female) in soccer history. On January 18 2006, Lilly made her 300th international appearance in a game against Norway, a world record for both men and women (in the same match, she equaled Michelle Akers for second place on the team's all-time goal scoring list with 105). Fact|date=March 2008

Unlike several of her longtime teammates, among them Mia Hamm, she did not retire after the team's "farewell tour" of the USA, which finished on December 8 2004. As of October 21, 2007, her record stood at 340 caps, with 129 international goals scored. In 2006, Lilly was named as a finalist for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year. She finished second in the voting to Brazil's Marta. She did, however, win U.S. Soccer's Female Athlete of the Year award for the second year in a row.

Lilly played in the now-defunct Women's United Soccer Association with the Boston Breakers. She also played alongside USA teammate Kate Markgraf in Sweden's top division with KIF Örebro.Fact|date=March 2008

When she played against North Korea on September 11, 2007 in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, she became the first woman (and only the third athlete overall) to participate in five different World Cup finals, and by scoring a goal against England on September 22, 2007, she became the oldest woman to score in the World Cup.

She is currently on maternity leave.

Club/Pro Statistics

Championships

References

External links

* [http://www.kristinelilly13.com Official site]
* [http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_1078.html Bio at US Soccer Federation]
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_22589.htm Kristine Lilly's U.S. Olympic Team bio]