Mary Harvey

For other people with similar names, see Mary Harvey (disambiguation).

Mary Harvey

Personal information
Full name	Mary Harvey
Date of birth	4 June 1965
Place of birth	Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–	UC Berkeley	?	(?)
?	FSV Frankfurt	?	(?)
–1996	UC Berkeley	?	(?)
National team
1989–1996	United States	27
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Competitor for the  United States
Gold	Atlanta 1996	Team competition

Mary Harvey (born 4 June 1965) in an American soccer goalkeeper. She was the starting goalie for 1991 U.S. Women's National Team which won the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup; and a member of the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal team.^[1] Harvey retired from international competition in 1996 following the Atlanta Olympics.

Off the field, Harvey served on U.S. Soccer's Board of Directors for 12 years, including 5 years on the Executive Committee; and on the U.S. Olympic Committee.^[2][3] In 2003, Harvey was hired by FIFA to become its Director of Development, becoming the first woman and first American hired by the international governing body to run a division.^[3] In this role, Harvey was responsible for managing the USD 160 million per year development budget for FIFA, including such programs as the Financial Assistance Program, the Goal Programme, and FIFA's education or course programs. She was also responsible for FIFA's activities to develop women's football, futsal and beach soccer, and to oversee FIFA's sports medicine activities. Prior to joining FIFA, Harvey was the CEO of a USD 15 million sports and fitness company, and worked in the management consulting industry for both Deloitte. and Accenture.

In 2008, Harvey left FIFA to return to her native United States to become the Chief Operating Officer for Women's Professional Soccer, the new women's professional soccer league in US. WPS's inaugural season will kick off in April, 2009.^[4]

Education

Harvey earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and her MBA from UCLA's Anderson School.^[3]

Honors

Harvey's honors include:^[3]

• Hall of Fame, United States Olympic Committee;
• Medal of Honor, U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame;
• National Goalkeeper of the year (1986);^[5]
• Hall of Fame, Cal Athletics (2000);^[5]
• Hall of Fame, American Youth Soccer Organization (2003)^[6]

See also

• 1991 U.S. Women's National Team roster

Notes

1. ^ "Player Bio: Mary Harvey", CalBears.
2. ^ "Mary Harvey", AYSO.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mary Harvey, SportsAccord, 2007.
4. ^ Women's Professional Soccer
5. ^ ^{a b} "University of California Hall of Fame". CalBears.com. http://calbears.cstv.com/trads/cal-halloffame.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 
6. ^ "Mary Harvey: AYSO Hall of Famer - Class of 2003". AYSO. http://www.soccermuseum.org/BIG%203%20Hall%20of%20Famers/Mary%20Harvey_AYSO.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 

References

• "Mary Harvey". American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20071023154033/http://soccer.org/NR/exeres/AE455260-6525-4C58-9717-EE73FD43B5C4,frameless.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 
• "Mary Harvey, Director of Development, FIFA". SportsAccord.com. April 30, 2007. http://www.sportaccord.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5035-180148-197366-39983-265261-custom-item,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 
• "Player Bio: Mary Harvey — Women's Soccer". CalBears.com. http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/harvey_mary00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 
• "Veteran Bios". SoccerHall.org. http://national.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 

External links

• "U.S. Soccer official website". http://www.ussoccer.com/. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 

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Name	Harvey, Mary
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Date of birth	1965-06-04
Place of birth	Palo Alto, CA, U.S.
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