Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sarah Raymond[1] | ||
Birth name | Sarah Cooper | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–2001 | Australia | 55 | (2) |
Sarah Raymond (née Cooper; born 8 October 1969) is the former captain of Australia women's national association football team.[2]
Cooper played more than 50 matches for her country and represented Australia at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
Cooper posed nude with some of her teammates in the controversial "The Matildas: the new fashion in football: 2000 Olympic year calendar" in an effort to increase visibility of the team and raise money for their Olympic Games preparation.[4][5] A royalty from the sale of each calendar was used to support the team's 2000 Summer Olympic Games preparation.[6]