Lisa Náñez

Lisa Anne Náñez Stromberg (born 10 March 1977) is an American-born Mexican former women's international footballer who played as a forward. She was a member of the Mexico women's national football team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Náñez and the second or maternal family name is Stromberg.
Lisa Náñez
Personal information
Full name Lisa Anne Náñez Stromberg[1]
Date of birth (1977-03-10) 10 March 1977
Place of birth Los Gatos, California,[2] United States
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 California Storm
2001–2002 San Jose CyberRays
International career‡
Mexico 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 1999

Born in the United States, Nanez qualified to represent Mexico internationally through her paternal grandfather.[3] She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] She was also about to be part of the Mexican squad that competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] but an administrative error left her out of that team.[2]

References
  1. "Nacieron fuera van por México" (in Spanish). vLex. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. Sparrer, Dick (4 March 2008). "Soccer carries Lisa Nanez from Gatos to SCU, pros, Mexico and back again". The Mercury News. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. DeSimone, Bonnie (14 June 1999). "Mexican Team On The Upswing--naturally". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 - Mexico". FIFA Women's World Cup United States 1999. FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2007.


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