Jump to content

Anna Kraus (soccer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anna Kraus
Personal information
Full name Anna R. Lydon
Birth name Anna R. Kraus[1]
Date of birth (1980-07-29) July 29, 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender[2]
Youth career
Central Valley Mercury
–1998 Saint Francis Lancers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Santa Clara Broncos 89 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Atlanta Beat 0 (0)
2002–2003 San Diego Spirit 9 (0)
International career
2000–2001 United States 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anna R. Lydon (née Kraus; born July 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making six appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

[edit]

Kraus played for the Saint Francis Lancers in high school, and was named an NSCAA Youth All-American and the school's Scholar Athlete of the Year in her senior year.[3] She also played club soccer for the Central Valley Mercury, winning three national titles with the team.[4] In college, she played for the Santa Clara Broncos from 1998 to 2001. The team won the school's first NCAA championship in 2001, where she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. She was also included in the All-West Region Second Team in 1998, 1999, and 2001, and was an All-WCC Second-Team Selection in 1999 and 2001.[5] In total, she scored 2 goals and registered 10 assists in her 89 appearances for the Broncos.[6][4][7][8]

Kraus made her international debut for the United States on July 7, 2000, in a friendly match against Italy. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on March 17, 2001, in a friendly match against Norway.[2]

In the 2002 WUSA draft, Kraus was selected by the Atlanta Beat before being traded later that year to the San Diego Spirit.[9] She made nine appearances for San Diego during the 2002 WUSA season.[10]

Personal life

[edit]

Kraus was born in Mount Vernon, Washington,[11] though she grew up in Sunnyvale, California, and attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View.[4] She married Keith Lydon in Incline Village, Nevada, on April 16, 2016.[12]

Career statistics

[edit]

International

[edit]
United States[2]
Year Apps Goals
2000 1 0
2001 5 0
Total 6 0

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Index" (PDF). The Redwood. 98. Santa Clara University. 2002. p. 196 (201 of PDF). Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "1997 NSCAA/Umbro Girls Youth all-Americas". Soccer America. December 21, 1997. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Anna Kraus". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara University Broncos Women's Soccer Awards and Honors" (PDF). Santa Clara Broncos. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "1998 Santa Clara Women's Soccer Statistics" (PDF). Santa Clara Broncos. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Final 2000 Women's Soccer Statistics". Santa Clara Broncos. Archived from the original on June 30, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Santa Clara University Soccer Overall Team Statistics". Santa Clara Broncos. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kraus Goes to San Diego in a Trade with Atlanta". San Diego: Santa Clara Broncos. June 18, 2002. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Anna Kraus". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Anna Kraus". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on December 22, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Anna Lydon". Santa Clara Magazine. Santa Clara University. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
[edit]


Flag of United StatesSoccer icon

This biographical article related to women's soccer in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anna_Kraus_(soccer)&oldid=1215820469"