Tanya Oxtoby
Encyclopedia
Tanya Oxtoby is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player and coach currently playing for Perth Glory in the Australia
n W-League
.
, initially playing in a team coached by her father.
In 1999 Oxtoby was selected for the Australian Schoolgirls team but did not make the touring squad to England.
In 2005 Oxtoby was appointed captain of the Western Waves in the Australian Women's National Soccer League
.
In 2008 she was appointed captain of Perth Glory's women's team in the W-League
.
She is one of only a few players of Indigenous descent to be playing in the W-League.
In February 2008 she was named best player for the Glory, winning the Most Glorious Women's Player award.
National Training Centre. During 2008 she was appointed Western Australia
women's Under-15 coach.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach currently playing for Perth Glory in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n W-League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
.
Playing career
Oxtoby began playing as an eight year old in the Pilbara town of WickhamWickham, Western Australia
Wickham is a townsite located 1,572 km north of Perth and 13 km north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.-History:...
, initially playing in a team coached by her father.
In 1999 Oxtoby was selected for the Australian Schoolgirls team but did not make the touring squad to England.
In 2005 Oxtoby was appointed captain of the Western Waves in the Australian Women's National Soccer League
Women's National Soccer League
The Women’s National Soccer League was Australia's top women's football league and was the breeding ground of many of Australia's world-class players....
.
In 2008 she was appointed captain of Perth Glory's women's team in the W-League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
.
She is one of only a few players of Indigenous descent to be playing in the W-League.
In February 2008 she was named best player for the Glory, winning the Most Glorious Women's Player award.
Coaching career
In 2007 Oxtoby was appointed assistant coach of the Football WestFootball West
Football West is the state governing body for association football in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the Football Federation Australia, the sport's national governing body...
National Training Centre. During 2008 she was appointed Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
women's Under-15 coach.