Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy, Olympic Gold Medalist, ESPN/ABC Broadcaster
Personal information
Full name	Julie Maurine Foudy
Date of birth	(1971-01-23) January 23, 1971 (age 46)
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Playing position	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993	Sacramento Storm
1994	Tyresö FF
1995–1998	Sacramento Storm
2001–2003	San Diego Spirit
National team
1988–2004	United States	272	(45)
Medal record Women's football (soccer) Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 China Team competition 1999 USA Team competition 1995 Sweden Team competition 2003 USA Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Julie Maurine Foudy (born January 23, 1971) is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 through 2004. She finished with 271 caps and served as the team's co-captain from 1991 to 2000 and captain from 2000 through her retirement in 2004. In 2007, she was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame with her teammate, Mia Hamm. She is currently an analyst, reporter and the primary color commentator for women's soccer telecasts on ESPN.

Foudy attended Mission Viejo High School where she was a two-time First-Team All-American. She was honored as the Player of the Year for Southern California three straight years (1987–1989), as well as the Los Angeles Times' soccer player of the decade.

Foudy was a four-time NSCAA All-American at Stanford University and finished her collegiate career with 52 goals, 32 assists and 136 points. She was named the 1991 Soccer America Player of the Year and the 1989 Soccer America Freshman of the Year as was a two-time finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1991 and 1992. She helped lead the Cardinal to NCAA tournament playoff berths all four years and was the team's MVP for three consecutive years from 1989–1991. She was the recipient of the Stanford Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Athlete Award and was named to Soccer America's College Team of the Decade for the 1990s.

Member of the Sacramento Storm, which won the 1993, 1995 and 1997 California State Amateur championship.

In 1994, Foudy played for Tyresö FF in the Damallsvenskan in Sweden joining her national team teammates, Michelle Akers, Mary Harvey and Kristine Lilly.