Taryn Swiatek
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-04) February 4, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2002 University of Calgary
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Ottawa Fury
2004 → Fortuna Hjørring (loan)[1]
International career
2001–2007 Canada 27 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taryn Swiatek (born February 4, 1981, in Calgary, Alberta[2]) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player. Swiatek played as goalkeeper for the Canada national team, which placed fourth in the FIFA Women's World Cup competition in 2003.[3][4] She also joined with the Ottawa Fury soccer team in the W-League.[5] Swiatek formally announced her retirement from the game of soccer in late January 2008.[4]

Education

After graduating from Western Canada High School Swiatek attended the University of Calgary, where she played on the Dino's soccer team.[3] She played for the Dinos from 1999 to 2001 and sat out the 2002 season with a knee injury.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Swiatek joins top European club". United Soccer Leagues (USL). April 1, 2004. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Profile of Taryn Swiatek by the Canadian Soccer Association Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.
  3. ^ a b Maxwell, Cameron, "Swiatek sets sights on China"[usurped], Calgary Sun, Canadian Online Explorer, January 27, 2002.
  4. ^ a b Taryn Swiatek announces her retirement Canada Soccer, January 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "Profile of Taryn Swiatek by Ottawa Fury" Archived 2006-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.
  6. ^ Kotarski, Kotarski. "Former Dino earns award". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2014.



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