Tara Ann Buckley O'Sullivan (née Buckley; born November 1, 1962) is an American former soccer player who played as a sweeper, making one appearance for the United States women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tara Ann Buckley O'Sullivan | ||
| Birth name | Tara Ann Buckley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 1, 1962[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Sweeper[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1980 | Trumbull Eagles | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | United States | 1 | (0) |
Career
editBuckley O'Sullivan played for the Trumbull Eagles in high school,[4] before attending college at the University of Connecticut, where she played for the Huskies soccer team alongside her twin sister Moira. There she was a letter-winner and team captain during her senior year,[5] becoming the school's only four-time All-American in women's soccer. She was named to the 1982 and 1983 NCAA All-Tournament teams, and was twice was selected as the team's most valuable player in 1982 and 1983. She was also selected in the NSCAA/Adidas All-Northeast Region team in all four seasons, as well as the NEWISA All-New England team from 1981 to 1983. In 1984, she was one of the winners of the UConn Club Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. Her jersey number 5 was the first of two to be retired by the school, making her the only player to wear the number. During halftime of a UConn Huskies football game in 2008, she received a commemorative bowl to honor her contributions to the program.[6] In 2003, Buckley O'Sullivan was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame,[7] and in 2007 was inducted into the UConn wing of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame.[8]
Buckley O'Sullivan earned her first and only cap for the United States on August 24, 1985, at the Mundialito against Denmark. The match finished as a 1–0 loss.[9][10]
Buckley O'Sullivan holds a U.S. Soccer National B coaching license,[11] and has held several coaching positions.[5]
Personal life
editBuckley O'Sullivan earned her master's in sports marketing from UConn in 1986.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| United States[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "The School of Education – Bachelor of Science". One Hundred and First Annual Commencement. Storrs, Connecticut: University of Connecticut. May 20, 1984. p. 14. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993: Tara A Osullivan". Vol. 2. 2010 – via Ancestry.com.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Stamford's Usher among Hall class". The Hour. Stamford, Connecticut. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Feron, Jeanne Clare (October 9, 1977). "Connecticut Reverberates to the Soccer Boom". The New York Times (Connecticut Weekly ed.). Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c Kolinsky, Bohdan (December 22, 2002). "UConn has entry for soccer Hall of Fame". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "2012 UConn Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). UConn Huskies. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Inductees By Year". Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "UConn Hall of Fame". Fairfield County Sports Commission. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "2022 USWNT Statistics". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Honors UConn's Reid, Tsantiris and Buckley". UConn Huskies. Storrs, Connecticut. January 30, 2003. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019. Alt URL