Anna Senjuschenko

Anna Senjuschenko (Russian: Анна Сенющенко; 1961/1962 – 1979) was an Australian soccer player who won four unofficial caps for the Australia women's national soccer team.^[1]

Anna Senjuschenko

Personal information
Full name	Anna Senjuschenko
Date of birth	1961 or 1962
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Date of death	1979 (aged 17)
Place of death	Perth, Western Australia
Position(s)	Centre back
International career^‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978	Australia	4	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:02, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Senjuschenko was an elegant central defender, noted for her powerful shooting. At the 1978 Women's World Invitational Tournament, she was named Australia's best player and named to the team of the tournament.^[2] The following year she was involved in a fatal traffic accident, while travelling as a passenger in a car in central Perth. In 1996 Senjuschenko was named to the Football Hall of Fame Western Australia.^[3]

Anna's brother Alex Senjuschenko was also a soccer centre-half and Football Hall of Fame Western Australia member. Their parents were Russian and moved to Australia in the early 1950s.^[4] Alex died in April 2012.^[3][2][5]

References

1. Howe, Andy. "Westfield W-League 2016/17 Season Guide" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 67. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
2. "History - The Pioneers". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
3. "Hall of Champions". Football WA. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
4. "Hall of Merit for Players". Football WA. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
5. Salmon, Ken (1 March 2021). "Anna Senjuschenko: A career that was cut short far too soon –". 90Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2023.