Sharon McMurtry
American soccer player and coach (born 1960)
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Sharon F. McMurtry (formerly Remer; born October 31, 1960) is an American retired soccer player and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986. She was the first recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award in 1985.[3][2][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sharon F. McMurtry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 31, 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inglemoor Vikings | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tacoma Cozars | |||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | United States | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McMurtry was raised in Bothell, Washington,[6] and attended Inglemoor High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, in addition to soccer on the boys' team. She was also a member of the Tacoma Cozars club team.[2] At Seattle University, she played basketball for the Redhawks, not soccer. After one year of college, she dropped out to pursue a short-lived semi-professional basketball career in the Netherlands. She later played and coached in Australia.[3]
In 2016, McMurtry was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer.[6]
