Mia Hamm
| Mia Hamm | ||
 Mia Hamm (2006)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra | |
| birthday | March 17, 1972 | |
| place of birth | Selma , USA | |
| position | Storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Notre Dame Catholic High School | ||
| 1989 | Lake Braddock Secondary School | |
| 1988-1993 | North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| Women | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2001-2003 | Washington Freedom | 49 (25) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1987-2004 | United States | 276 (158) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm-Garciaparra (born March 17, 1972 in Selma , Alabama ) is a former American soccer player .
Hamm is one of the most popular sportswomen in the USA. With her as the protagonist, football (in the American name "soccer") developed into one of the most popular sports among American girls. She has completed 276 international matches and scored 158 goals. In the number of international goals, it was only surpassed on June 20, 2013 by Abby Wambach , who initially increased the record to 160 goals and ended her career with 184 goals. When it comes to the number of internationals, only Kristine Lilly , who played 354 games, and Christie Rampone , who made 311 games, surpassed her.
Career
Adolescent years
Hamm was born with clubfoot , which made it necessary to correct it. For most of her childhood she lived with her parents and five siblings in military quarters at home and abroad. During a stay in Italy , Hamm's father became enthusiastic about football and also infected his daughter. From then on, Hamm played regularly. In Texas, the striker was active for Notre Dame Catholic High School in Wichita Falls , then in Virginia for Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke. There she helped the team to win the state championship for school teams in 1988. After finishing school, Hamm went to study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , with whose women's team she won the American University Women's Championship in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993 . In 1991 Hamm was suspended because of the World Cup in China . The attacker was honored several times with personal awards during these years. In 1993 she graduated from the University of North Carolina. Since there was no women's professional league in the USA until 2001, Hamm only played for the national team in the following years.
Washington Freedom, 2001-2003
Only in the years 2001-2003 she had the opportunity to play in the short-lived professional league Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). She played for Washington Freedom , with whom she won the league championship in September 2003. The WUSA stopped playing after this season.
National team
Hamm was appointed to the American women's national team at the age of 15, and on August 3, 1987, at the age of 15 years and 140 days, she made her debut against China . This made her the youngest debut player on the US team. On July 25, 1990, the striker scored her first goal in the US dress. In 1991 she was appointed to the squad for the World Cup in China by national coach Anson Dorrance . This made her the youngest participant in the team. Hamm scored two goals during the tournament, helping her team win the title. In the final, the USA prevailed 2-1 against Norway , with Hamm starting their team. At that time, the attacker was still in the shadow of Michelle Akers , April Heinrichs and Carin Jennings-Gabarra .
At the 1995 World Cup , she had to keep the goal in the group game against Denmark in the last five minutes of the game after Briana Scurry was sent off. She was able to fend off two shots on goal. This makes her the only field player to date to have guarded the goal in a World Cup game.
On September 18, 1998, in a 4-0 win against Russia, she became the first US player and third player ever to score her 100th international goal. The last of their 158 international goals they scored on November 3, 2004 against Denmark.
In February 1999, on the occasion of the group draw for the 1999 World Cup, she played with the national team against a FIFA World Cup. The game is not counted as an official international match.
In 1999 she became soccer world champion again. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , she became Olympic champion. She was able to repeat this success at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . At the 2004 graduation ceremony, she carried the flag of the US team. Mia Hamm ended her international career after the 2004 Olympic Games and a so-called Fan Celebration Tour , a series of ten friendly games in the USA. In the last game she wore a shirt with her married name Garciaparra in the second half - she is married to the former baseball star Nomar Garciaparra .
Hamm also won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney . She also reached third place with the US national team at the 1995 and 2003 World Championships.
Her 276th and last international match was against Mexico on December 8, 2004. Julie Foudy (274th international), Brandi Chastain (192nd) and Cindy Parlow (158th) ended their international career at the same time . It was also the last international match under national coach April Heinrichs . The number was only set to 276 games in August 2016 after the US federation had come across two international matches held in January 1995 when reviewing its statistics, which had not been taken into account until then and in which it had an appearance. In some statistics that have not yet been updated, it is therefore still listed with 275 international matches.
It was 2001 by the FIFA for the first FIFA World Player of the Year twice elected and also received the award of 2002.
On June 20, 2013 Abby Wambach scored four goals in a 5-0 win against South Korea in the first half and initially set Mia Hamm's world record of 158 goals; she later increased it to 184 goals.
Private
Mia Hamm studied political science .
Hamm has been involved in the fight against bone marrow diseases since her brother Garrett died in 1997 after complications related to aplastic anemia . In 1999 she founded the Mia Hamm Foundation, a non-profit nationwide organization whose goals are to raise awareness of bone marrow diseases, to raise funds to combat them and to develop more opportunities for young women in sport.
Mia Hamm married the baseball star Nomar Garciaparra on November 22, 2003 . The couple have twin daughters (born 2007) and one son (born 2012).
On October 27, 2014 AS Roma announced that Hamm had been appointed to the club's board of directors. Also in October 2014, Hamm, like her husband, invested in the new Major League Soccer franchise Los Angeles FC .
Trivia
- In her honor, the sporting goods manufacturer Nike produced a special shoe that was sold under the name "Air ZOOM M9". Even Barbie dolls were designed by their example.
- In a Gatorade commercial, Hamm took on the American basketball legend Michael Jordan in the sports of fencing, running, basketball, tennis, judo and soccer, although it was not clear who would win.
- In addition, Nike Inc. named one of its buildings in the company headquarters after the soccer player.
- Alongside Michelle Akers, Hamm is one of two players who was voted into the FIFA 100 by Pelé in 2004 .
- Rachel Green (played by Jennifer Aniston ) mentions her in the 14th episode of the eighth season of the US series Friends .
successes
College and club team
- Four-time college champion with the UNC in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993
- WUSA Champion with Washington Freedom 2003
National team
- Gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
- Silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000
- Gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics
- World champion at the 1991 World Cup in China
- 3rd place at the 1995 World Cup in Sweden
- World Champion at the 1999 World Championships in the USA
- 3rd place at the World Championships in the USA in 2003
Personal achievements
- Two-time winner of the Hermann Trophy (College Player of the Year) in 1992 and 1993
- Five-time player of the year in the USA (1994–1998)
- Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year 2001 and 2002 election
- Two-time runner-up in the 2003 and 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year election
- Admission to FIFA 100 as the first woman
- Induction into the Soccer Hall of Fame: 2007
- 2013: Election to the All-Time Women's National Team Best XI
Records in the national team
- Most assists: 145
- Most hat tricks : 8 (also two games with 4 goals)
- Most assists in World Cup games: 12
- Most goals against Germany : 9 in 18 games
Web links
- Mia Hamm Foundation (English)
- Mia Hamm in the soccertimes.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ussoccer.com: Case of the Missing Caps
- ↑ a b c d e f g America's best footballer is a woman from June 25, 1999 on spiegel.de
- ↑ a b Mia Hamm ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the database of womensoccer.com
- ↑ FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991: Norway - USA on fifa.com
- ↑ a b ussoccer.com: Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy to Be Inducted Into The National Soccer Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ussoccer.com: "FIFA World Stars Defeat US Women's National Team, 2-1, at 1999 Women's World Cup Final Draw"
- ↑ FIFA Hunderterklub (as of January 7, 2011, no further update thereafter)
- ↑ Mia Hamm ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the database of athletesforhope.org
- ↑ AS ROMA APPOINTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS Press release from AS Roma (accessed on October 28, 2014)
- ^ Los Angeles Football Club Leadership . Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ↑ Commercial by Mia Hamm and Michael Jordan on youtube.com
- ^ Pele's list of the greatest. In: bbc.co.uk. March 4, 2004, accessed December 11, 2011 .
- ↑ US Soccer Announces All-Time Women's National Team Best XI ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
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Kristine Lilly |
Player of the Year in the USA 1994–1998 |
Michelle Akers |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hamm, Mia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamm, Mariel Margaret (full name); Garciaparra, Mariel Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Selma , Alabama |