Born in Los Gatos, California, to Edsel Garciamendez-Budar and Lisi Rowold-Garciamendez, Alina's family moved to Texas, where she attended Ursuline Academy in Dallas. Garciamendez helped lead Ursuline to four consecutive Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I championships, extending the school's streak to 19 consecutive titles. A three-time TAPPS District 1-5A Player of the Year, Garciamendez was rated as the 34th-best college prospect in the class of 2009 by ESPN Rise.[7]
During her senior year, she scored eight goals and had 12 assists as a senior midfielder, completing her fourth season as a starter and second as a captain. She also participated in track and field. Garciamendez won a national club championship with Dallas Texans Red 91 in 2008 and reached the finals in 2007. She also won three Region III championships and four North Texas State Cup titles.[7]
Garciamendez has started every match since she arrived at Stanford in 2009, setting a school-record of 100 matches.[8]
During her freshman year, she was a vital part of a defensive line that allowed only 0.58 goals per match and totaled 14 shutouts. She was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman and Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie first teams and selected to the All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Freshman team. She was also named among CollegeSoccer360.com's Primetime Performers of the Week on Oct. 20 following Stanford's shutouts of USC and UCLA.[7]
As a sophomore, she became team co-captain and scored her first collegiate goal against Santa Clara in the second round of the NCAA tournament on a header at the far post in the 49th minute. The goal gave Stanford a 2-0 lead and proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victor. Mirroring her freshman year, she was the foundation of a defense that allowed 0.45 goals per match and had 15 shutouts.[7]
During her junior year, Garciamendez contributed to 18 shutouts and a team goals-against average of 0.34 from her central defender position. She scored on a header for Stanford's final goal in 3-0 NCAA semifinal victory over Florida State. She was named to the Soccer America MVPs second team, NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team, All-Pac-12 first team, and NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team. Soccer America honored her as a Preseason All-American.[7]
Garciamendez joined the Mexico national team system in February 2008. She scored two goals at the U-17 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago in July, 2008 and played two matches as forward at the 2008 FIFA under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. She was captain of the Mexico team at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Germany and scored on a short-range volley against Nigeria, in the 78th minute, to tie the match 1-1, allowing Mexico to win its group and advance to the knockout stages. She also captained the Mexico team that finished second in the eight-team U-20 CONCACAF Championship in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[7]
Garciamendez was a starter for the Mexico women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also started during the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament semifinals on January 24, 2012, but the team fell one victory short of a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[7]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Garciamendez and the second or maternal family name is Rowold Alina Lisi Garciamendez Rowold born 16 April 1991 is an American born Mexican former footballer who played as a defender She has been a member of the Mexico women s national team 6 Alina GarciamendezPersonal informationFull nameAlina Lisi Garciamendez Rowold 1 Birth nameAlina Lisi Garciamendez 2 Date of birth 1991 04 16 16 April 1991 age 31 3 Place of birthLos Gatos California United States 4 Height1 77 m 5 ft 10 in 3 Position s DefenderYouth careerDallas Texans2006 2008Ursuline Academy of DallasCollege careerYearsTeamApps Gls 2009 2012Stanford CardinalSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2013 2014Frankfurt3 0 2016 2017FC DallasInternational career Mexico U172008 2010Mexico U209 2 2009 2016Mexico51 5 2 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 23 30 25 June 2015 UTC National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2017 Contents 1 Early life 1 1 Stanford University 2 Playing career 2 1 Club 2 2 International 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditBorn in Los Gatos California to Edsel Garciamendez Budar and Lisi Rowold Garciamendez Alina s family moved to Texas where she attended Ursuline Academy in Dallas Garciamendez helped lead Ursuline to four consecutive Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I championships extending the school s streak to 19 consecutive titles A three time TAPPS District 1 5A Player of the Year Garciamendez was rated as the 34th best college prospect in the class of 2009 by ESPN Rise 7 During her senior year she scored eight goals and had 12 assists as a senior midfielder completing her fourth season as a starter and second as a captain She also participated in track and field Garciamendez won a national club championship with Dallas Texans Red 91 in 2008 and reached the finals in 2007 She also won three Region III championships and four North Texas State Cup titles 7 She is of Mexican descent Stanford University Edit Garciamendez has started every match since she arrived at Stanford in 2009 setting a school record of 100 matches 8 During her freshman year she was a vital part of a defensive line that allowed only 0 58 goals per match and totaled 14 shutouts She was named to the Soccer America All Freshman and Top Drawer Soccer All Rookie first teams and selected to the All Pac 10 second team and Pac 10 All Freshman team She was also named among CollegeSoccer360 com s Primetime Performers of the Week on Oct 20 following Stanford s shutouts of USC and UCLA 7 As a sophomore she became team co captain and scored her first collegiate goal against Santa Clara in the second round of the NCAA tournament on a header at the far post in the 49th minute The goal gave Stanford a 2 0 lead and proved to be the winner in a 2 1 victor Mirroring her freshman year she was the foundation of a defense that allowed 0 45 goals per match and had 15 shutouts 7 During her junior year Garciamendez contributed to 18 shutouts and a team goals against average of 0 34 from her central defender position She scored on a header for Stanford s final goal in 3 0 NCAA semifinal victory over Florida State She was named to the Soccer America MVPs second team NSCAA All Pacific Region first team All Pac 12 first team and NCAA College Cup All Tournament Team Soccer America honored her as a Preseason All American 7 In 2012 she was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy award 9 10 Playing career EditClub Edit In 2013 Garciamendez was allocated to the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women s Soccer League as part of the NWSL Player Allocation 11 However she later opted to join German side FFC Frankfurt signing a contract through 2015 12 In October 2013 it was announced that her NWSL rights had been traded to the Seattle Reign FC 13 International Edit Garciamendez joined the Mexico national team system in February 2008 She scored two goals at the U 17 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago in July 2008 and played two matches as forward at the 2008 FIFA under 20 Women s World Cup in Chile She was captain of the Mexico team at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Germany and scored on a short range volley against Nigeria in the 78th minute to tie the match 1 1 allowing Mexico to win its group and advance to the knockout stages She also captained the Mexico team that finished second in the eight team U 20 CONCACAF Championship in Guatemala City Guatemala 7 Garciamendez was a starter for the Mexico women s national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women s World Cup She also started during the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament semifinals on January 24 2012 but the team fell one victory short of a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London 7 See also EditList of Mexico women s international footballersReferences Edit PROGRAMA S206 PDF Federal government of Mexico p 10 Retrieved 16 November 2020 Alina Lisi Garciamendez Born 04 16 1991 in California CaliforniaBirthIndex org Retrieved 16 November 2020 a b List of Players 2015 FIFA Women s World Cup PDF Federation Internationale de Football Association Retrieved 18 June 2015 Las Defensas de la Seleccion Nacional Femenil que Participaran en la Copa Mundial de Canada 2015 Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Asociacion A C in Spanish Archived from the original on 22 June 2015 Retrieved 21 June 2015 Profile FIFA com Archived from the original on 1 July 2011 Retrieved 18 June 2015 Alina Garciamendez player profile Stanford University Official Athletics Site Archived from the original on 29 March 2013 Retrieved 3 April 2010 a b c d e f g Stanford player profile Stanford University Archived from the original on 29 March 2013 Retrieved 9 January 2013 Fitzgerald Tom 23 November 2012 Defender Garciamendez steadies Stanford San Francisco Gate Retrieved 9 January 2013 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists named Top Drawer Soccer Retrieved 9 January 2013 Stanford notes Garciamendez s golden goal lifts No 1 Stanford past No 2 UCLA Mercury News Retrieved 9 January 2013 Washington Spirit receive seven players from NWSL allocation washingtonspirit com 11 January 2013 Retrieved 30 May 2013 Frankfurt signs Alina Garciamendez in German womensoccer de 30 May 2013 Retrieved 30 May 2013 Lauletta Dan 25 October 2013 Spirit land Cuellar in multi player deal Equalizer Soccer Retrieved 26 October 2013 External links EditAlina Garciamendez FIFA competition record archived Profile in Spanish at Mexican Football Federation Alina Garciamendez at Soccerway Stanford player profile Alina Garciamendez on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alina Garciamendez amp oldid 1122444251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
