Amy Sauer

Amy Sauer
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-03-21) March 21, 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Spring, Texas
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Stanford Cardinal 83 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 San Diego Spirit 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amy Sauer is a retired American soccer player who played for the San Diego Spirit.

Early life and education

Sauer grew up in Spring, Texas, the daughter of Donald and Mary Ellen Sauer and the younger sister of A. J. Sauer, who played for Stanford's men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999. She attended from Klein Oak High School, then Stanford University, graduating in 2001.

Career

Considered one of the top 15 recruits in the country, Sauer played for Stamford, Texas soccer team from 1998 to 2001, playing in every game and starting in most.

In 2002, she made her professional debut with the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), where she was selected to play for the San Diego Spirit in the second round of the draft. She was released from the team in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ "WUSA: 2002 Draft". Soccer America. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "Amy Sauer – Women's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. 1 2 "Player Bio: Amy Sauer". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. 1 2 "Sauer sticks with Spirit". Chron. 2002-04-03. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Defender Tanaka". OurSports Central. 2003-05-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.