Amy Taylor

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website</B></FONT>     |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Amy Taylor</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04658020.gif" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Amy Taylor</div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="476" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 WIDTH="219"><div> <I>Amy Elizabeth Taylor</I></div> <div> <I>Born Canberra, June 11, 1979</I></div> <div> <I>165 cm, 59 kg, defender</I></div> <div> <I>Nickname "Tayls"</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Profile below extracted from The Matildas website, </I><A HREF="http://www.ausport.gov.au/matildas/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ausport.gov.au/matildas/"><U><I>www.ausport.gov.au/matildas/</I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I>Check out Amy's own website, </I><A HREF="http://www.amytaylor.com.au/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amytaylor.com.au/"><U><I>www.amytaylor.com.au/</I></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="f29c8dc0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="602" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2307 WIDTH="596"><div> <IMG SRC="f03c92c0.jpg" border=0 width="201" height="300" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Eras Demi ITC" ><I><B>National Team:</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> First selected into the Australian Team in February 1997 for the Ram Sports Cup against Olympic gold medallists USA in Australia at age 17. Made her full international debut in the opening match, and played in two of the three games</div> <bR> <div> Travelled to the USA to play in the one-off Youth international in May 1997 and was due to fly back home after that one match. Received the call-up to stay on for the US Women’s Cup following an injury to teammate Bridgette Starr. Went on as a substitute against the USA and scored her first international goal. For the Matildas however, it was a consolation goal, suffering a demoralising 9-1 loss</div> <bR> <div> Ankle reconstruction surgery ruled her unavailable for the Tri-Nations Series against Olympic silver medallists China and New Zealand in November 1997, a tournament the Matildas won. Again underwent ankle surgery in August 1999</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f05e02c0.jpg" border=0 width="224" height="300" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Selected as one of the 20 National Squad players to take up a full-time residential scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for 1998 (inaugural intake), 1999 and early 2000.  As a member of the OAP Squad, continued to train at the AIS leading up to the Olympics</div> <bR> <div> Competed in the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers in October 1998 in New Zealand</div> <bR> <div> Member of the Australian Team for the 1999 World Cup in the USA, but did not get any minutes on the park.  Australia finished in 11th place</div> <bR> <div> Named as an 'alternate' for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Team, one of the four players on standby with a possibility of being called into the Team in case of injury, up to and even during the Olympics itself</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f07ee2b0.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="299" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Eras Demi ITC" >Although not a member of the Olympic Team, was selected to make the Tour to North Korea and China in August 2000</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Member of the Australian Youth Team for the 1995 International Youth Tournament in Canberra against South Korea and New Zealand</div> <bR> <div> Australian Junior Team for the 1995 Tour to New Zealand</div> <bR> <div> A tenacious defender with good positional sense and distribution skills. A solid marking defender and strong in the tackle. Loves to come forward and is a provider of quality crosses</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f08ee2c0.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="300" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Eras Demi ITC" ><I><B>State / Club Soccer:</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Signed for American W1-League outfit Hampton Roads Piranhas in April 2001, and travelled to Virginia along with Matildas teammate Kelly Golebiowski.   Amy had received two W1 offers to trial</div> <bR> <div> Team Canberra Eclipse were runners-up in the 1998/99 Ansett Summer Series national league, losing the grandfinal to SASI Pirates after finishing top on the points ladder. Unable to play in the grandfinal due to injury</div> <bR> <div> Won the 1995 National Junior Championship as a member of the ACT State Junior Team; won the National Youth Championship in 1997. Also named in the Youth All-Stars Team</div> <bR> <div> Won the ITC Challenge in 1996 with the ACT Academy of Sport</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f0aef2c0.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="300" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Eras Demi ITC" >ACT Academy of Sport ‘95-01; ACT State Senior Team ‘95; ACT State Youth Team ‘94-97; ACT State Junior Team ’93-95</FONT></div> <bR> <div> ACT Academy of Sport Athlete of the Year 1997; ACT Division One Highest Goalscorer ‘96</div> <bR> <div> Australian Schoolgirls Team ‘95-97, and named Player of the Series ‘96-97</div> <bR> <div> ACT league champions ‘96-97 with Canberra City</div> <bR> <div> Previous clubs/teams (in chronological order) are Tuggeranong United, Tuggeranong Women’s, Canberra City, ACT Academy of Sport/Canberra Eclipse, Canberra Olympic</div> <bR> <div> First played at age 12 in a schools competition</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="f15dd2c0.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="300" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Personal:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Australian Indoor Soccer Team U14-16s</div> <bR> <div> Erindale College Sportswoman of the Year, Kambah High School Sportstar of the Year</div> <bR> <div> One of the 12 players who appeared in the nude Matildas 2000 Calendar and gained added attention as the 'cover girl'</div> <bR> <div> Featured as the 'cover girl' on popular magazine "Inside Sport" in August 2000</div> <bR> <div> Enjoys gardening, relaxing, hanging out with friends, rollerblading, sport</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id724.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Matildas"><U>The Matildas</U></A>     <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stars of Other Codes"><U>Stars of Other Codes</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </BODY>