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'''Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray''' (born January 18, 1984) is a Mexican-American [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and member of the [[Mexico women's national football team]]. She is currently a member of [[Portland Thorns FC]] in the [[NWSL]].
'''Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray''' (born January 18, 1984) is a Mexican-American [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and member of the [[Mexico women's national football team]]. She is currently a member of [[Portland Thorns FC]] of the [[NWSL]].


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 00:01, 12 January 2013

Marlene Sandoval
Personal information
Full name Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray
Date of birth (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Santa Ana, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1][2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Portland Thorns FC
Youth career
Valencia High School
2002–2005 Cal State Fullerton Titans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Santa Clarita Blue Heat
2013- Portland Thorns FC 0 (0)
International career
2004- Mexico 72 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray (born January 18, 1984) is a Mexican-American football defender and member of the Mexico women's national football team. She is currently a member of Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL.

Early life

Sandoval was born in Santa Ana, California.[3] She holds citizenship in both the U.S. and Mexico.[4]

Sandoval attended Valencia High School in Placentia, California where she was a two-time first-team all-league selection, a two-time league MVP and a two-time All-CIF selection as a sophomore and junior. She was also a two-time all-league selection and an All-CIF selection in volleyball. [5]

Cal State Fullerton

Sandoval attended California State University, Fullerton and majored in kinesiology.[5][3]

During her senior year, she helped the Titans finish with a school-record 19 wins and a trip to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament following wins over UNLV and USC. She started 22 of 23 matches, finishing with four goals and three assists to stand tied for fifth on the team in scoring (11 points). She was named NSCAA Second-Team All-American, an NSCAA First-Team All-West Region selection, and earned second-team All-America honors from Soccer Buzz and SoccerTimes.com. She was also named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year. She was twice named Big West Player of the Week. She set the foundation of the defensive lineup that helped Fullerton set school records for fewest goals allowed (15), fewest shots allowed (161) and most shutouts (12).[5] Sandoval finished her college career with 71 appearances, eight goals, and seven assists.[6]

Playing career

International

In 2003, Sandoval scored a goal for Mexico in a Women's World Cup qualifier against Japan and won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic. She also scored a goal with Mexico in a 5-1 win over Panama at the 2002 Gold Cup and competed for Mexico's U-19 squad at the Youth World Cup in Canada in the summer of 2002.[5] Sandoval also competed for Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 8th place with the Mexico women's national football team.[3] She was also a member of Mexico's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. Overall, she has earned 72 caps and scored 5 goals with the Mexico national team.[2]

Club

In 2012, Sandoval was signed by the Santa Clarita Blue Heat.[7]

Portland Thorns FC

In January 2013, Sandoval was included in a list of 55 players from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico national teams that were allocated to the eight teams in the new National Women's Soccer League. Sandoval was allocated to Portland Thorns FC.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sandoval Helps Cal State Fullerton To Auburn/Reebok Classic Title". 5 September 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA 2015 Women's World Cup Profile, Rubi SANDOVAL". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Rubi Sandoval player profile". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. ^ Jones, Grahame (27 June 2004). "Women's Soccer in Mexico Gets a Cross-Border Kick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Marlene Sandoval - Cal State Fullerton athlete profile". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Career Stats page - Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Santa Clarita Adds Three New Players for 2012". 3 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Thorns get Sinclair, Morgan -- but Seattle lands Rapinoe". Portland Tribune. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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