Maria Yatrakis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Peter Yatrakis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | QBIK | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Greece | 29 (?) | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Columbia Lions (women) (assistant) | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maria Peter Yatrakis (born 10 June 1980), known in Greece as Maria Giatrakis (Greek: Μαρία Γιατράκη), is an American-born Greek football manager and former player, who played as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Yatrakis was born in Brooklyn Heights to Greek immigrant parents.
College career
[edit]Yatrakis attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.[2]
Club career
[edit]After college, Yatrakis tried out for the Women's United Soccer Association but was cut. In 2006, she joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club QBIK.
International career
[edit]With the Athens Olympics approaching, Yatrakis applied for Greek citizenship in 2002, and joined the Greek national team that same year. She was one of several American-born Greek players on the team.[3] She played for the Greece women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Managerial career
[edit]Yatrakis worked as an assistant coach for the Columbia University Lions.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "School of Fine Arts: Bachelor of Arts: Graduates, December 31, 2002" (PDF). Commencement 2003. University of Connecticut. 17 May 2003. p. 28. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Greece (GRE)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Vecsey, George (12 August 2004). "Sports of The Times; A Common Bond From Brooklyn Heights to Greece". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Maria Yatrakis – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Maria Yatrakis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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