Sarah Cooper (soccer)

Sarah Raymond (née Cooper; born 8 October 1969) is the former captain of Australia women's national association football team.[2]

Sarah Cooper
Personal information
Full name Sarah Raymond[1]
Birth name Sarah Cooper
Date of birth (1969-10-08) 8 October 1969
Place of birth Scotland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2001 Australia 55 (2)

Cooper played more than 50 matches for her country and represented Australia at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

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.[4][5] A royalty from the sale of each calendar was used to support the team's 2000 Summer Olympic Games preparation.[6]

References
  1. "Soccer takes over the world". 11 June 2010.
  2. "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.
  3. "Sarah Cooper". ScoresWay. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. McCutcheon, Jemma. "Athlete Or Sex Symbol?". Healthculture Society.
  5. Grainey, Timothy (1 May 2012). Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer. University of Nebraska Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0803240360.
  6. "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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