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Full name | Jena Louise Cogswell | ||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Jena Louise Kluegel[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | November 2, 1979||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Saint Paul Blackhawks SC | |||||||||||||||||
–1998 | Mahtomedi Zephyrs | ||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 98 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Boston Breakers | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
United States U18 | |||||||||||||||||
United States U21 | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | United States | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jena Louise Cogswell (née Kluegel; born November 2, 1979) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder, making 24 appearances for the United States women's national team.
Kluegel played for the Mahtomedi Zephyrs in high school, where she was Parade Co-Player of the Year in 1998 and an All-American in 1996, 1997, and 1998 after the team won the state championship in 1997.[1] She was also an All-State cross country and track runner, winning the Minnesota state championship in 800 metres in 1994.[3] She also played for the youth club Saint Paul Blackhawks SC.[4] In college, she played for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the NCAA championship in 1999 and 2000. She was Soccer America First-Team All-American in 2001, and an NSCAA Third-Team All-American in 2000 and 2001. She was a letter-winner at the school and was included in the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 1999, 2000, and 2001.[5] In total, she scored 25 goals and recorded 45 assists in 98 appearances for the Tar Heels.[1][6]
Kluegel began with the U.S. under-18 national team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, where the team won the gold medal against senior national teams.[3] She later played for the under-21 national team, winning the Nordic Cup in 2001.[7] She made her international debut for the United States senior team on February 9, 2000 in a friendly match against Norway. In total, she made 24 appearances for the U.S. and scored 1 goal, earning her final cap on February 16, 2003 in a friendly match against Iceland.[2]
In club soccer, Kluegel played for the Boston Breakers of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2002 to 2003, where she made 39 appearances and recorded 6 assists.[8]
In 2013, she was inducted into the Mahtomedi High School Athletic Hall of Fame.[9]
Kluegel was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, though Mahtomedi is her hometown.[3]
United States[2] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2000 | 3 | 0 |
2001 | 10 | 0 |
2002 | 7 | 1 |
2003 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 24 | 1 |
Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.[10] |
No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | April 27, 2002 | San Jose, California, United States | Finland | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |