Sarah Cooper (footballer)

Sarah Cooper
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-10-08) 8 October 1969
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2001 Australia 55

Sarah Cooper is the former captain of Australia women's national association football team.[1]

Cooper played more than 50 matches for her country and represented Australia at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Cooper posed nude with some of her teammates in the controversial "The Matildas: the new fashion in football: 2000 Olympic year calendar" in an effort to increase visibility of the team and raise money for their Olympic Games preparation.[3][4] A royalty from the sale of each calendar was used to support the team's 2000 Summer Olympic Games preparation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Cooper Captain of Australian Women's National Soccer Team Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical Education) 1991 Phillip Institute of Technology". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sarah Cooper". ScoresWay. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ McCutcheon, Jemma. "Athlete Or Sex Symbol?". Healthculture Society.
  4. ↑ Grainey, Timothy (May 1, 2012). Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer. University of Nebraska Press. p. 164. ISBN 0803240368.
  5. ↑ "The Matildas : the new fashion in football : 2000 Olympic year calendar / the Australian National Women's Soccer Team.". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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