Lisa Casagrande | |
Fullname: | Lisa Maree Casagrande |
Birth Date: | 1978 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
Height: | 1.56 m[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Collegeyears1: | 1999–2001 |
College1: | Portland Pilots |
Years1: | 1995–1996 |
Clubs1: | Goonellabah F.C. |
Years2: | 1996–1997 |
Clubs2: | Northern NSW Pride |
Years3: | 1997–1999 |
Nationalyears1: | 1994–2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia |
Nationalcaps1: | 64 |
Nationalgoals1: | 13 |
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]
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]
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 October 1994 | ?–0 | 7–0 | 1994 OFC Women's Championship | ||
2. | 19 October 1994 | ?–0 | 4–0 | |||
3. | 10 June 1995 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
4. | 3 August 1995 | ?–? | 2–4 | 1995 Women's U.S. Cup | ||
5. | 9 October 1998 | 2–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship | ||
6. | 11–0 | |||||
7. | 11 October 1998 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |||
8. | 17 October 1998 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |||