Tanya Kalivas
American-born Greek footballer
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Tanya Eleni Kalivas (born 26 August 1979), known in Greece as Tanya Kalyvas (Greek: Τάνια Καλύβα), is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she had been a member of the Greece women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tanya Eleni Kalivas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Princeton Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | San Francisco Nighthawks | ||
| 2003 | California Storm | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Greece | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
College career
Kalivas attended the Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.[2]
Club career
Kalivas played for the California Storm in the WPSL.[3]
International career
Kalivas was one of eight American-born players that competed for the Greece women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3][4] She participated in the build-up to the Olympic tournament by playing in several friendlies, including a draw with Russia on 22 February 2004.[5] She made two appearances at the final tournament as Greece finished last.[6]
Personal life
Kalivas is married to fellow footballer Martha West, whom she met when playing on opposite sides in a New York Metropolitan Women's Soccer League game. Before the wedding Kalivas and West played a football match, captaining teams consisting of their friends and family, to decide who would take the surname of whom. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, so they decided they would both keep their names.[1]
