Cheryl Salisbury
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Cheryl Ann Salisbury is a female football (soccer)
player.
for the New York Power
in the WUSA
and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League
. She is the coach of the Broadmeadow Magic team in the Northern NSW Women's Premier League competition.
She was captain of the Australian female national team, the Matildas. She is Australia's highest female international goalscorer of all time with 38 goals in representative fixtures. Cheryl became only the second Australian female to play 100 A-internationals, which she achieved during the 2004 Summer Olympics
– in the 1-1 draw against USA.
On 27 January 2009, she announced she would retire after the game against Italy at Parramatta Stadium
. The game finished as a 2-2 draw, with Cheryl scoring a penalty. The veteran of 151 international appearances was greeted with a standing ovation as she was substituted with six minutes remaining.
In 2009, Salisbury was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, in the Hall of Champions category.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
Biography
She most recently played as a defenderDefender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for the New York Power
New York Power
The New York Power was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale, New York. The team began play in 2001...
in the WUSA
Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
. She is the coach of the Broadmeadow Magic team in the Northern NSW Women's Premier League competition.
She was captain of the Australian female national team, the Matildas. She is Australia's highest female international goalscorer of all time with 38 goals in representative fixtures. Cheryl became only the second Australian female to play 100 A-internationals, which she achieved during the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
– in the 1-1 draw against USA.
On 27 January 2009, she announced she would retire after the game against Italy at Parramatta Stadium
Parramatta Stadium
Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.The stadium is used primarily as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League club the Parramatta Eels...
. The game finished as a 2-2 draw, with Cheryl scoring a penalty. The veteran of 151 international appearances was greeted with a standing ovation as she was substituted with six minutes remaining.
In 2009, Salisbury was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, in the Hall of Champions category.