Lisa Maree Casagrande (born 29 May 1978) is an Australian retired footballer. She played at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1995 (scoring a goal) and 1999, and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Club career

Casagrande played as a forward for the Goonellabah Football Club (1995-1996), the Northern NSW Pride (1996-1997) and the Canberra Eclipse (1997-1999).

Lisa Casagrande

International career

Casagrande made her international debut at age 14 in a match against Japan. She represented the Australian team 64 times playing as a midfielder. She played at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring a goal against the United States in the qualification; at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney.

Lisa Casagrande

She competed at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001, and retired at age 22. In 2013, the Football Federation Australia named her to its "Teams of the Decade" for 1990–1999. In 2015, she was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame.

Lisa Casagrande

References

External links

FIFA profile

Living people

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players

1978 births

Australian women's soccer players

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players

Australia women's international soccer players

Women's association football midfielders

Portland Pilots women's soccer players

Sportswomen from New South Wales

Soccer players from New South Wales

Sportspeople from Lismore, New South Wales

Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Australian expatriate women's soccer players

Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States