When was abby wambach born

Read more on Wikipedia. Since , the English Wikipedia page of Abby Wambach has received more than 5,, page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia up from 33 in Abby Wambach is the 8,th most popular soccer player down from 4,th in , the 13,nd most popular biography from United States down from 8,th in and the 49th most popular American Soccer Player.

In , she won her second Olympic gold medal with five goals in the tournament and was named FIFA World Player of the Year -- the first American to win the award in a decade. Yet her crowning glory came in when she finally laid her hands on the World Cup trophy, exacting revenge by beating Japan in the final to end a year drought at the global soccer showpiece for the U.

A six-time winner of the U. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U. As a forward , she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair.

She was included on the Time list as one of the most influential people in the world. Wambach competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: in the United States, in China, in Germany, and in Canada, being champion of the last edition; and two Olympics tournaments : in Athens and in London , winning the gold medal on both.

All together, she played in 29 matches and scored 22 goals at these five international tournaments. Wambach attended Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester from to , where she lettered in soccer and basketball.

During her high school career, she scored goals, including 34 in alone. Wambach was a three-year captain for the Rochester Spirit club team and named All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year in and Soccer Festival in Blaine, Minnesota.

In , she traveled to Beijing, China, as a member of the first American youth soccer team to ever compete there. She was a three-time All-American while playing college soccer for the University of Florida. Considered the top college recruit in , Wambach was intensely sought after by numerous colleges, including top soccer programs such as the University of North Carolina, UCLA, the University of Portland, and the University of Virginia. Wambach is a six-time winner of the U.

Soccer Athlete of the Year award , , , , , Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Abby Wambach celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year. After tying with the Carolina Courage for last place during the previous season, the Freedom hoped to turn things around in With Mia Hamm out for the first half of the season for knee surgery and recovery, the Freedom found themselves in sixth place.

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