Amelia Hope Solo (born 30 July 1981, in Richland, Washington) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Women's Professional Soccer magicjack [1]. He is a member of the national soccer team United States women.Content
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* 1 Football career
* 2 Club career
* 3 International career
3.1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
+ 3.1.1 Post-2007 World Cup collapse
3.2 2008 Summer Olympics
3.3 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
* 4 Personal Life
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Football Career
Hope Solo has played football with the Three Rivers Football Club in the Tri-Cities. As a future-oriented, Richland High School, scored 109 goals solo, led his team to three consecutive league titles from 1996 to 1998 and state championships in recent years [2]. He was twice named All-American parade. Store at the University of Washington, Solo switch to the goalkeeper position and it's all-time team leader in shutouts and goals-against average (GAA). He was four time All-Pac-10 selection and three-time NSCAA All-American.
Club career
Record solo recording of the Boston Breakers in April 2010.
After his college career, is principal to fill the team's now-defunct WUSA Philadelphia drafted in 2003. He also played for Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC from Gothenburg, Sweden in the Swedish Premier Division in 2004 and for the Olympique Lyonnais, the French First Division in 2005.
On 16 September 2008, was a solo are three players, Saint Louis Athletica in WPS allocation trained by national team members, the new league starts play in April 2009. Solo had six goals in four games the first one Athletica 0-2-2 start very slowly in their first season. But he recovered, so that eight goals in 13 games the next and at the end of the season with eight shutouts.
In 2009 solo WPS named goalkeeper of the year.
In May 2010, Saint Louis Athletica folded and signed by WPS solo with another team, the Atlanta Beat, along with two teammates in St. Louis. Is [3] Like the previous numbers (1) taken, it has the # 78 for beat. Solo Comments on Twitter social networking sites have led to two separate controversy after he followers of the Boston Breakers of the song offensive and racist accused, then put the integrity of the referees and the league to play after a 1-0 victory over the Washington Freedom. [4] The second explosion, and a fine match ban $ 2,500 [5] After the end of the season had solo surgery on his right shoulder on 22 September. [6].
Prior to the 2011 season Women Professional Soccer solo magicjack signed for the new business areas.
International career
Solo play for several U.S. junior national team before he is the U.S. national soccer team fully in 2000. Her debut came in a 8-0 victory over Iceland in Davidson, North Carolina in April 2000 [7]. He was a member of the Olympic team in 2004, appointed, so that the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as an alternate. Solo a goalkeeper from the year 2005. He has recorded several clean sheets and once went 1054 minutes without use, the strip ended with a 4-1 victory against France at the Algarve Cup.
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
Solo is the goalkeeper for the United States at the beginning of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, allowing two goals in four consecutive games, including shutouts of Sweden, Nigeria and England. The semi-final against Brazil, U.S. coach Greg Ryan benched Solo supports the 36-year veteran U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry, who has a history of strong performance against Brazil, but not a complete game in three months. [8] [9] The U.S. lost to Brazil 4-0, the game ends-51 (regulations) unbeaten, while the game got a lot of games with 10 players after midfielder Shannon Boxx, a second yellow card at the end of the first half.
Post-2007 World Cup collapse
In an impromptu interview after the game, a [10] clearly annoyed Solo criticized Ryan's decision. "That was the wrong decision and I think everyone who knows anything about the game knows, dass There is no doubt in my mind, I'm saved. And the fact of the matter is no longer 2004, this is not 2004 .. And it is 2007, and I think you need to live the moment and you can not by big names in the past .. you can not live life. No matter what people did in a game of the Olympic gold medal at the Olympics to do three years ago. what is important and that's what I thought. "[11] [12] Many saw his comments as critical of Scurry's performance, though Solo was apologetic the next day made a statement that it was not his intention. [13] On 29 September 2007, coach Greg Ryan announced that Solo is not with the team and will not play in the game for third place against Norway on the following day [14]. [15] The team captain Kristine Lilly said that the decision made by the team of Solo as a group [16]. U.S. to go to 4-1 victory over Norway.
Solo on the list of national team for the U.S. women's soccer World Cup after the tour with the name, but he did not attend the first practice session before the first game against Mexico. Although a contract player with the Association determines that someone in the World Cup list before the law has to play on tour, he has not played in one of three games against Mexico, was replaced by Briana for the first and third games and Scurry Nicole Barnhart for a second. The third game against Mexico on 20 October 2007 marked the end of the 2007 season, the U.S. women's national team. The team merged in January 2008, preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics begin [17]. Ryan left the team after his contract was not renewed in December 2007 [18]
2008 Summer Olympics
Solo with his Olympic victory
On 23 June 2008 he announced the start of the solo is the goalkeeper for the U.S. team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Do in a role reversal of the 2004 Olympic Games, Brianna Scurry not the team, although he is an alternative. On 21 August, the U.S. women's team gold medal against Brazil 1-0 in extra time, in no small measure by the solo performance, as he stopped in Brazil vigorous attack, so save after save [19].
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Although many of the named qualification missing with a shoulder injury in the U.S. alone list for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany [20] After keeping a clean sheet in Group C win North Korea and Colombia. Solo conceded two goals in a 2-1 defeat against Sweden, the USA gave to the second spot in the group and quarter-final encounter with Brazil.
Quarter-final between the USA and Brazil in a penalty shoot-delivered after the U.S. forward Abby Wambach tied the game at 2-2 in stoppage time at the end of extra time. Solo saved the third penalty of Brazil Daiane, the support of the U.S. secure its place in the semi-final against France [21] After a quarter-final victory, Solo commented on the power and spirit of the U.S. players during the game. "Even if we were players under and behind the goal in extra time, you sense that something will happen," adding that "can fight for [it] team still do not teach you that this feeling and we -... played with that feeling "[21]
Solo in the 27 American women, and the second goalkeeper to reach 100 caps with a start in the semifinal 3-1 win over France. [22]
Speaking to the media after the game, alone, thinking about the tournament so far, "the hard way to fight the [...] It is not easy, but that's where we expected. We came here, we'd better go all the way "[22].
Personal life
Solo parents divorced when he was six years old. While he lived with his mother, he stayed close to his father, sometimes homeless Vietnam War veteran who remains a major influence in his life until his sudden death in June 2007
