Venus James

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Venus James
Personal information
Full name Venus Patrice James
Date of birth (1979-03-21) March 21, 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth Oakland, California, US
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 UCLA Bruins 65 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bay Area CyberRays
Carolina Courage
2004–2005 Djurgården/Älvsjö
National team
1999 United States U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Venus Patrice James (born March 21, 1979, in Oakland, California) is a retired American soccer player.[1] James was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2004.[2]

Career[]

James played for UCLA Bruins while studying at UCLA 1997–2000.[1] After her college career, she played for Bay Area CyberRays and Carolina Courage before joining Djurgården/Älvsjö in 2004.[3] She made her debut for Djurgården/Älvsjö on May 15, 2004, in their 2–0 win against Mallbacken in the .[4]

Venus James was part of the team in Djurgården/Älvsjö's final defeat against Turbine Potsdam in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final.[5] She left Djurgården/Älvsjö after the 2005 season.[6]

Honours[]

Club[]

Djurgården/Älvsjö

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Player Bio: Venus James - UCLA Official Athletic Site - UCLA". UCLA.
  2. ^ http://difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Konkursen skickade Venus till Djurgården".
  4. ^ "Venus James gjorde sitt första mål i allsvenskan för Djurgården/Älvsjö".
  5. ^ UEFA.com. "Pohlers fires Potsdam to glory". UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Djurgården/Älvsjö värvar i världsklass - DN.SE". December 28, 2005.
  7. ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf[bare URL PDF]


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