Lisa Casagrande
Australian retired footballer
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Lisa Maree Casagrande (born 29 May 1978) is an Australian retired footballer. She played at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1995 (scoring a goal) and 1999, and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lisa Maree Casagrande | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Portland Pilots | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Goonellabah F.C. | ||
| 1996–1997 | Northern NSW Pride | ||
| 1997–1999 | Canberra Eclipse | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994–2000 | Australia | 64 | (13) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Casagrande played as a forward for the Goonellabah Football Club (1995-1996), the Northern NSW Pride (1996-1997) and the Canberra Eclipse (1997-1999).[3]
International career
Casagrande made her international debut at age 14 in a match against Japan. She represented the Australian team 64 times playing as a midfielder. She played at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring a goal against the United States in the qualification; at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney.
She competed at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001,[4] and retired at age 22. In 2013, the Football Federation Australia named her to its "Teams of the Decade" for 1990–1999.[5] In 2015, she was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame.[6]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 1994 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  Papua New Guinea | ?–0 | 7–0 | 1994 OFC Women's Championship |
| 2. | 19 October 1994 | Papua New Guinea | ?–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3. | 10 June 1995 | Helsingborg, Sweden |  United States | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 4. | 3 August 1995 | Piscataway, United States | United States | ?–? | 2–4 | 1995 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 5. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand |  American Samoa | 2–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 6. | 11–0 | |||||
| 7. | 11 October 1998 | Papua New Guinea | 4–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 8. | 17 October 1998 |  New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
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