Kristin Stewart Luckenbill (born May 28, 1979) is an American professional soccer goalkeeper and Olympic gold medalist. She previously played for the Boston Breakers and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer as well as the Carolina Courage of the WUSA. She is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.
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| Full name | Kristin Stewart Luckenbill[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 28, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Dartmouth Big Green | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Carolina Courage | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Vermont Lady Voltage | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Jitex BK | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | FC Indiana | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Boston Breakers | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sky Blue FC | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | United States | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:57, November 8, 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:57, November 8, 2009 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBorn in Paoli, Pennsylvania and attended Conestoga High School and Stratton Mountain School in Vermont. During her final year of high school she was named All-Conference, All-County, All-Region, All-State, Regional All-American and High School All-American. She was also named Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year.[2]
Dartmouth College
editLuckenbill attended Dartmouth College from 1997 to 2000, where she was a three-time NCAA All-American, four-time First Team All-Ivy League, Ivy League Rookie of the Year and Ivy League Player of the year. She helped lead Dartmouth to two Ivy League Championships and four straight NCAA Tournaments including an Elite Eight appearance in 1998. Luckenbill recorded a Dartmouth-record 29 career shutouts and is ranked second in career goals against average at 0.73.[3]
Playing career
editClub
editCarolina Courage
editLuckenbill was drafted to play for the Carolina Courage in the WUSA in 2001. She was the starting goalkeeper for the Courage for most of her tenure, winning the Founders Cup Championship in 2002, earning WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-League honors and starting in the WUSA All-Star Game. She was also nominated for an ESPY Award in 2003 for "Best Female Soccer Player".
Her professional career spanned until 2010, playing for Jitex (Sweden), the Vermont Voltage, FC Indiana, the Boston Breakers, and Sky Blue FC.
International
editLuckenbill became a member of the United States women's national soccer team in 2004, and won an Olympic gold medal with the team in Athens. She finished her professional soccer career in the WPS, playing one season for the Boston Breakers and the following season for Sky Blue FC.
International career statistics
edit| Nation | Year | International Appearances | |||
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| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Shutouts | ||
| United States | 2004 | 14 | 3 | 633 | 1 |
| Career Total | 1 | 14 | 3 | 633 | 1 |
Personal life
editLuckenbill graduated from Dartmouth College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in geography. She announced her retirement from professional soccer after July 2010, to pursue a master's degree in business from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.[4] She graduated from Virginia with a Master of Business Administration in 2012.[1][5]
Luckenbill now works as a management consultant at Heidrick & Struggles.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Graduates and Degree Candidates – Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, Conferred May 20, 2012: Masters of Business Administration" (PDF). One Hundred and Eighty-Third Final Exercises. University of Virginia. May 20, 2012. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Academy One Goalkeeping Director - Kristin Luckenbill". Academy One Goalkeeping. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ "Dartmouth Soccer Alum Kristin Luckenbill Picked in WPSL Draft". Dartmouth College. October 6, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Narducci, Marc (July 24, 2010). "Conestoga's Luckenbill to play final pro soccer game against Independence". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ "Kristin Luckenbill". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via LinkedIn.
- ^ "Kristin Luckenbill". Heidrick & Struggles. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
External links
edit- Kristin Luckenbill – FIFA competition record (archived)
- US Soccer player profile
- Boston Breakers player profile
- W-League player profile
- Carolina Courage player profile
- Kristin Luckenbill on Twitter