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Tanya Kalivas

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Tanya Kalivas
Personal information
Full name Tanya Eleni Kalivas[1]
Date of birth (1979-08-26) 26 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001 Princeton Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 San Francisco Nighthawks
2003 California Storm
International career
2004 Greece
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tanya Eleni Kalivas (born 26 August 1979), known in Greece as Tanya Kalyvas (Greek: Τάνια Καλύβα), is an American-born Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.

College career

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Kalivas attended the Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.[2]

Club career

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Kalivas played for the California Storm in the WPSL.[3]

International career

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Kalivas was one of eight American-born players that competed for the Greece women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3][4] She participated in the build-up to the Olympic tournament by playing in several friendlies, including a draw with Russia on 22 February 2004.[5] She made two appearances at the final tournament as Greece finished last.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (27 July 2014). "When a Yellow Card Meant 'Call Me'". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ivy Leaguers Open Olympics". Ivy League Sports. 11 August 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
  3. ^ a b Robbins, Liz (8 August 2004). "OLYMPICS; As Athletes Settle in, a Village Begins to Feel Like Home". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Tania Kalyvas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  5. ^ Εθνική Γυναικών: Ισοπαλία (1-1) με την Ρωσία! (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2004. [dead link]
  6. ^ Tanya KalivasFIFA competition record (archived)