Who is Abby Wambach?

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Who is Abby Wambach?

Abby Wambach is a soccer icon, speaker, New York Times Best Seller and activist for equality and inclusion. Abby is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA World Cup Champion.

How many times has Abby Wambach won the World Cup?

She helped the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) win two Olympic gold medals (2004 and 2012) and a World Cup (2015). In 2012 she was named Women's Player of the Year by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

How many goals did Abby Wambach score in high school?

She scored 142 goals in her high school career. It was during this time that Wambach extensively practiced diving headers, a skill that later became her signature style as an international player. Her phenomenal records helped her become the top-rated high school player.

How many times did Abby Wambach start for the USWNT?

How many times did Abby Wambach start for the USWNT?
Wambach started nine times for the USWNT that year, including all five U.S. matches in the FIFA Women's World Cup, where the United States finished third. She was named U.S. Soccer's Female Athlete of the Year, a feat she achieved again in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013.

How well do you know Abigail Wambach?

How well do you know Abigail Wambach?
Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015,…

What awards did Abby Wambach win in 2012?

For her eight goals and four assists in 2011 alone, she won her fifth U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award and the prestigious Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award (the first soccer player to ever win it). After years of being a finalist, Wambach finally earned top honors as FIFA Women's World Player of the Year in 2012.

How many World Cups has Abby Wambach played in?

Wambach competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: 2003 in the United States, 2007 in China, 2011 in Germany and 2015 in Canada. She played in two Olympics tournaments: 2004 in Athens and 2012 in London. All together, she played in 30 matches and scored 22 goals at these five global tournaments.

 

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Abby Wambach, Amerikalı emekli futbolcu ve antrenör olup aynı zamanda iki kez Olimpik Altın Madalya sahibi ve FIFA Kadınlar Dünya Kupası şampiyonudur. Kariyeri boyunca U.S. Women's National Team (ABD Kadın Milli Takımı) ve uluslararası düzeyde etkileyici başarılara imza atmıştır. Abby Wambach, aynı zamanda konuşmacı, New York Times En Çok Satan Yazarı ve eşitlik ile kapsayıcılığın savunucusudur.

2003'ten 2015'e kadar ABD kadın milli futbol takımında düzenli olarak yer almış ve bu süre zarfında dört FIFA Kadınlar Dünya Kupası'nda (2003, 2007, 2011 ve 2015) ve iki Olimpiyat turnuvasında (2004 Atina ve 2012 Londra) mücadele etmiştir.

Lise kariyerinde 142 gol atan Abby Wambach, dalgıç kafayla gol atma becerisiyle ön plana çıkmış ve uluslararası düzeyde de bu tarz goller atmıştır. Kariyeri boyunca birçok ödül kazanan Wambach, 2012'de FIFA Kadınlar Dünya Oyuncusu ödülü de dahil olmak üzere çeşitli ödüllerin sahibi olmuştur. Toplam altı kez ABD Futbol Şampiyonu ödülünü almıştır.