Sarah Cooper (soccer)

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

Full name Sarah Raymond[1]
Birth name Sarah Cooper
Date of birth (1969-10-08) 8 October 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Scotland
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Sarah Cooper
Personal information
Full name Sarah Raymond[1]
Birth name Sarah Cooper
Date of birth (1969-10-08) 8 October 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Scotland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2001 Australia 55 (2)
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Cooper played more than 50 matches for her country and represented Australia at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

In popular culture

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]

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