Alexandra Sahlen
| Alex Sahlen | ||
 Sahlen in the jersey of the Flash (2013)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | September 25, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Williamsville , New York , USA | |
| size | 164 cm | |
| position | Defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2000-2003 | Niagara Purple Eagles | |
| Women | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2005-2008 | Rochester Ravens | 33 (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Buffalo Flash | 22 (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Western New York Flash | |
| 2013-2014 | Western New York Flash | 18 (0) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2004-2011 | Niagara Purple Eagles (Assistant Trainer) | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Alexandra Sahlen (born September 25, 1982 in Williamsville , New York ) is an American football player , coach and official who was last under contract with Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League in the 2013 season. Sahlen is also the president of this franchise .
Career
Player
From 2005 to 2008 Sahlen played for the W-League participant Rochester Ravens , before she and her husband Aaran Lines founded their own football franchise under the name Buffalo Flash for the 2009 season . From 2009 to 2010 this competed in the W-League before it took over its place in the WPS after the FC Gold Pride ended . Along with the change in league affiliation, the franchise was renamed to Western New York Flash . Sahlen reached the final of the championship four times in a row between 2010 and 2013 in four different leagues (W-League, WPS, WPSL Elite , NWSL), which she won in 2010, 2011 and 2012. In the 2014 season she did not play a league game due to pregnancy and was therefore released from her franchise before the start of the season.
trainer
Sahlen worked from 2004 to 2011 at her alma mater , Niagara University , as an assistant coach of the women's soccer team of the Niagara Purple Eagles .
successes
- 2010: W-League Champion ( Buffalo Flash )
- 2011: Master of the WPS ( Western New York Flash )
- 2012: Champion of the WPSL Elite ( Western New York Flash )
Private
Sahlen is the daughter of entrepreneur Joe Sahlen, owner of the meat processing company Sahlen Packing and the Western New York Flash. She is married to the former New Zealand soccer player and current coach Aaran Lines , with whom she has a child (* 2014).
Web links
- Alexandra Sahlen in the database of weltfussball.de
- Alexandra Sahlen in the Soccerdonna.de database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b DEFENDER ALEX SAHLEN TO MISS 2014 NWSL SEASON (English). Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ↑ Dan Lauletta: Flash looking for unique four-peat , equalizersoccer.com (English). Retrieved September 11, 2013.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sahlen, Alexandra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Williamsville , New York , United States |