Diana Redman

Diana Redman (Hebrew: דיאנה איריס בר-עוז; born 2 July 1984) is an American-born Israeli footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. She played for Maccabi Holon in the Israeli Ligat Nashim, and for Santa Teresa in the Spanish Primera División. Internationally, she has represented Israel.

Diana Redman
Personal information
Full name Diana Redman
Birth name Diana Redman
Date of birth (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984
Place of birth Queens, New York, New York, U.S.
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2008 Queens College Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Long Island Rough Riders 15 (1)
2007–2012 Maccabi Holon 53 (6)
2013–2014 Pali Blues 6 (0)
2015 Santa Teresa 10 (0)
International career
2006–2020 Israel 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and education

Diana Redman (or Dayana Raidman/Radman, Hebrew: דיאנה איריס רדמן) was born in New York, to a Jewish family. She attended New Hyde Park Memorial High School in New York.[1] She was offered a full athletic scholarship by Rider University; however, she transferred to Queens College after her freshman year. Intending only to stay at Queens a semester before transferring to a more prestigious institution, she changed her mind after joining the soccer program headed by former Israeli international Roby Young.[2]

While playing for Queens College in New York she was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) nominee for Woman of the Year, and received Queens College Knight Athlete of the Year.[3][4]

Redman graduated from Queens College in May 2009 with a Masters of Fine Arts with a specialty in Poetry and Creative Writing, a BA in Sociology with a concentration in social research and statistics, and a BA in English while receiving the Zolot Award for Literary Promise.[2] She graduated from Tel Aviv University with her second Master's degree concentrated in Trauma and Crisis, from the Bob Shapell School of Social Work. Before committing to a professional soccer career, she earned All American honors in the Heptathlon and ran track and field at Rider University.[5][6]

Playing career

Club

While still in college, Redman played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the American W-League.[2]

In 2006, she moved to Israel and joined Maccabi Holon in the Israeli Women's First League.[7] During her time with Maccabi Holon, she made six UEFA Women's Champions League appearances.[8] Redman has been featured on Israel Sports Radio and Haaretz for both her academic and athletic achievements.[9][10]

In 2013, Redman returned to the W-League, playing for the Pali Blues.[11][12] In 2014, Redman trialed with Houston Dynamo, but was injured during the pre-season.[13] In 2015, Redman signed with Spanish club Santa Teresa CD.[14]

International

Redman made her debut for Israel in 2007 during a match against Cyprus in Cyprus.

Life outside football

While playing in Israel, Redman balanced her professional soccer playing career while working as a social worker, developing sports education programs for young girls in Israel and around the world, and working as a freelance photographer.[2][10]

References
  1. "Diana Redman". Queens College Knights. Queens College - The City University of New York. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. "Alumni Spotlight: Diana Redman '08". Queens College - The City University of New York. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. "Woman of the Year nominees chosen". ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  4. "Redman and Honeyman Named Silver Knights". Queens College - The City University of New York. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  5. "Empire State Games Results for Diana Redman". Empire State Games. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. "2001 NYSPHSAA championships". New York State Sportswriters Association. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. Bar Oz Diana Iris - player details 2006/2007 Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine IFA (in Hebrew)
  8. "Players > Diana Redman > Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  9. Israel Sports Radio http://israelsportsradio.com/ Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Ferber, Alona (16 March 2012). "Where no woman has gone before". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  11. "2013 Stats". Pali Blues Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  12. "Blues Announce 2013 Squad". United Soccer Leagues. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  13. Singing in Spanish: Diana Redman Had a Dream Come True Izhar Kishon, 17 January 2015, Sport5 (in Hebrew)
  14. Tamara Antolin y Diana Redman, nuevas jugadoras del Santa Teresa Cesáreo Martín González, 3 January 2015, VAVEL (in Spanish)
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