Sandi Gordon

Sandra "Sandi" Yotz (née Gordon; born March 25, 1963) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making seven appearances for the United States women's national team.

Sandi Gordon
Personal information
Full name Sandra Yotz[1]
Birth name Sandra Gordon
Date of birth (1963-03-25) March 25, 1963[2]
Place of birth Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tacoma Cozars
National team
1987–1988 United States 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Gordon did not play collegiate soccer due to few opportunities in the 1980s. She played club soccer for the Tacoma Cozars of Tacoma, Washington,[3] which participated in the USASA National Women's Amateur. She was later selected to participate at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987.[4]

Noticed by Anson Dorrance, Gordon was invited in 1987 to train in the U.S. national team camp in Blaine, Minnesota.[4] She made her international debut for the United States on July 9, 1987 in the 1987 North America Cup against Sweden. With her appearance, she became the first black player to be capped to the U.S. women's national team.[4] In total, she made seven appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on July 29, 1988 in a friendly match against France.[2]

Personal life

Gordon attended Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington, where she participated in track and field.[5]

Career statistics

International

United States[2]
YearAppsGoals
198760
198810
Total70
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References

  1. Yotz, Sandra (February 24, 2018). "Another fun one! On a rooftop in Taipei with the 1987 USWNT". Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. "Sandi Gordon got her USWNT call-in while playing for Tacoma's Cozars". Washington State Legends of Soccer. February 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  4. "Pioneers of the Game – Crabbe and Gordon's Legacy Continues". United States Soccer Federation. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  5. "Chronicle Scoreboard: Track – State AAA girls". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 2, 1980. p. 20. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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