Carrie Serwetnyk
Bio
Carrie Serwetnyk... earned a Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1986... in 2001, she became the first women’s footballer inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame... serves as editor for the magazine Free Kick (carrie@freekickmag.com)... carried the Olympic torch in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics...
honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2001... honoured by the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame...
won a Concacaf silver medal with Canada (1991)… represented Canada at the World Invitational Women’s Tournament (Chinese Cup 1987) and International Women’s Football Tournament (China 1988)... was an original member of Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team in 1986... career 18 international “A” appearances across 11 years from 1986 to 1996 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team…
club career in Canada, USA, France and Japan... with Yomiuri SC Beleza in Japan, an L.League Championship winner (1993)... with Ontario, a two-time Canada Soccer Women’s All-Star Championship winner (1986 and 1987)... at the University of North Carolina, a three-time NCAA Championship winner (1984, 1986 and 1987)...
attended the Final Match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 in Vancouver...
wrote Serwetnyk in 2003, playing at North Carolina “was paradise. Every practice was intense, fun, fiercely competitive and electric. We played dynamic attacking soccer - a dream for a forward like me”...
Honours
Individual Awards
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2013CAAWS Most Influential Women List Ones to Watch / femmes à surveiller
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2012Canada Soccer Centennial Timeline Top 30 Women's Footballers
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2001Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Honoured Player / Joueuse honorée
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2000Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame Honoured Member (Athlete - Soccer)
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