Anna Kraus (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna R. Lydon | ||
| Birth name | Anna R. Kraus[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 29, 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Central Valley Mercury | |||
| –1998 | Saint Francis Lancers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Santa Clara Broncos | 89 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Atlanta Beat | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | San Diego Spirit | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | United States | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anna R. Lydon (née Kraus; born July 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making six appearances for the United States women's national team.
Kraus played for the Saint Francis Lancers in high school, and was named an NSCAA Youth All-American and the school's Scholar Athlete of the Year in her senior year.[3] She also played club soccer for the Central Valley Mercury, winning three national titles with the team.[4] In college, she played for the Santa Clara Broncos from 1998 to 2001. The team won the school's first NCAA championship in 2001, where she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. She was also included in the All-West Region Second Team in 1998, 1999, and 2001, and was an All-WCC Second-Team Selection in 1999 and 2001.[5] In total, she scored 2 goals and registered 10 assists in her 89 appearances for the Broncos.[6][4][7][8]
Kraus made her international debut for the United States on July 7, 2000, in a friendly match against Italy. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on March 17, 2001, in a friendly match against Norway.[2]
In the 2002 WUSA draft, Kraus was selected by the Atlanta Beat before being traded later that year to the San Diego Spirit.[9] She made nine appearances for San Diego during the 2002 WUSA season.[10]
Personal life
Kraus was born in Mount Vernon, Washington,[11] though she grew up in Sunnyvale, California, and attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View.[4] She married Keith Lydon in Incline Village, Nevada, on April 16, 2016.[12]
