Jennifer Leiva
Nicaraguan football player and manager
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Jennifer Cristiana Leiva Medrano (born 10 November 1991) is a Nicaraguan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Nicaragua women's national team.
Full name
Jennifer Cristiana Leiva Medrano[1]
Date of birth
10 November 1991[1]
Position
Midfielder[1]
Years
Team
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Cristiana Leiva Medrano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1991[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Nicaragua U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Nicaragua | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Nicaragua Women (assistant coach) | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 August 2010.[1] | |||
International career
Leiva capped for Nicaragua at senior level during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification and the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]
Managerial career
In 2012, Leiva was found to have a brain tumor. She consequently retired from her playing career and by 2013 she was the assistant coach of the Nicaragua women's national team.[2]
