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Tisha Venturini-Hoch (born March 3, 1973) is a former
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer playerAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.
Career
Venturini played professional soccer in the
W-LeagueThe USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
for
San Jose CyberRaysSan Jose CyberRays was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Spartan Stadium on the South Campus of San José State University in San Jose, California. Stars included U.S. National Team star Brandi Chastain, WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year...
, Delaware Genies and Bay Area CyberRays.
International career
She received a gold medal at the
1996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta.
During her career, she became a world champion and Olympic champion.
Coaching career
Tisha has teamed up with former national team players,
Mia HammMariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...
and
Kristine LillyKristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...
, to develop the
TeamFirst Soccer Academy. TeamFirst specializes in conducting youth soccer camps throughout the nation.
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