Sharon Lee Black (born 4 April 1971) is an Australian former soccer player who played national league football in Australia and Denmark as well as representing Australia at the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her last club was Australian W-League team Adelaide United.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sharon Lee Black[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Birkalla | |||
| Sturt Marion | |||
| SASI Pirates | |||
| Fortuna Hjørring | |||
| 2008–2009 | Adelaide United | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–2002 | Australia | 61 | (20) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editClub career
editAlong with compatriot Alison Forman she appeared for Denmark's Fortuna Hjørring in the 2003 UEFA Women's Cup Final.[3]
International career
editBlack represented Australia 61 times between 1991 and 2002.[4][5]
She represented the Australian national team at the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament in Sydney and at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.[5]
Honours
editIn 2013, Black was named in the Football Federation Australia (FFA) Women's Team of the Decade 1990–99.[6]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 October 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand |  American Samoa |
6–0 | 21–0 | 1998 OFC Women's Championship |
| 2. | 13–0 | |||||
| 3. | 18–0 | |||||
| 4. | 20–0 | |||||
| 5. | 11 October 1998 |  Papua New Guinea |
1–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 3–0 | |||||
| 8. | 15 October 1998 |  Fiji |
5–0 | 17–0 | ||
| 9. | 7–0 | |||||
| 10. | 12–0 | |||||
| 11. | 7 June 2000 | Newscastle, Australia |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 2–0 | |||||
| 13. | 4–0 | |||||
| 14. | 19 January 2002 | Bendigo, Australia |  South Korea |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2002 Australia Cup |
References
edit- ^ "Sharon Black". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Player profile - Sharon Black". Adelaide United FC. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (29 April 2004). "Australian pair breaks new ground in Europe". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 8 July 2011. p. 53. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Matildas call it a day". Illawarra Mercury. 28 December 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Teams of the Decades - Women's 1990–1999". Football Federation Australia. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links
edit- Sharon Black – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Football Federation South Australia
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