Andrea Neil
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Andrea Neil is an accomplished female soccer player.
Neil retired as a player in December 2007, having played 131 times for the Canadian national women's soccer team and in four consecutive World Cup
s. She did not immediately decide if she will turn to coaching.
Neil earned her historical 100th international cap against Costa Rica
on March 5, 2004. She is only the second player in the history of Canadian soccer to reach the Century Mark. She served as the captain and assistant coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps
, and has a degree in human kinetics from the University of British Columbia
.
On February 5, 2009 it was revealed that she would be an assistant coach to the Canadian women's program during a press conference announcing Carolina Morace as the program's head coach. Neil was inducted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
in 2011.
Neil retired as a player in December 2007, having played 131 times for the Canadian national women's soccer team and in four consecutive World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
s. She did not immediately decide if she will turn to coaching.
Neil earned her historical 100th international cap against Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
on March 5, 2004. She is only the second player in the history of Canadian soccer to reach the Century Mark. She served as the captain and assistant coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps Women
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC women are a Canadian women's soccer team founded in 2001 and a part of the greater Vancouver Whitecaps FC club. Originally called the Vancouver Breakers in 2001-02, the team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada...
, and has a degree in human kinetics from the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
.
On February 5, 2009 it was revealed that she would be an assistant coach to the Canadian women's program during a press conference announcing Carolina Morace as the program's head coach. Neil was inducted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport." It is located at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta...
in 2011.