Kathryn Michele Markgraf is the General Manager of the United States women's national soccer team and a retired American professional soccer defender.
26 Facts About Kate Markgraf
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Kate Markgraf previously played for the Chicago Red Stars in the WPS, the Boston Breakers in the WUSA, and the United States women's national soccer team.
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Kate Markgraf was a three-time Olympic medalist and played in three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
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Kate Markgraf ended her career with a high school championship, state club championship, NCAA Division I championship, Olympic gold medals, and a FIFA World Cup Championship.
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Kate Markgraf was born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and attended Detroit Country Day School.
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Kate Markgraf was a volleyball player making the All-League team three times and was recruited at the Division III level.
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Kate Markgraf attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated with a degree in Science-Business.
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Kate Markgraf was a three-time NSCAA All-American, a three-time all Big East selection, the 1997 Big East defensive player of the year, and the defensive MVP of the NCAA's Final Four in 1995, the year in which her team won the NCAA women's soccer championship.
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Kate Markgraf was a member of the Boston Breakers in the WUSA league for three seasons, and she was named defender of the year for the Breakers in 2001.
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Kate Markgraf was scheduled to play with the Chicago Red Stars in the WUSA's successor, Women's Professional Soccer, in its inaugural 2009 season.
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Kate Markgraf switched to Markgraf on the back of her jersey in 2004.
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Kate Markgraf was the least experienced starter in the winning 1999 World Cup team and one of the youngest members of the team.
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Kate Markgraf started in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the 2004 Games in Athens, and was Co-Captain for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
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Kate Markgraf won the silver medal in 2000, the gold in 2004, and the gold in 2008.
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Kate Markgraf played 12 matches in 3 FIFA Women's World Cup, winning the title of World Champion in the 1999 World Cup hosted by the US.
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Kate Markgraf was a member of the teams that finished third in the 2003 World Cup hosted by the US and the 2007 World Cup hosted by China.
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Kate Markgraf became the 10th woman in FIFA history to earn her 200th cap, a mark no male player has reached.
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Kate Markgraf subsequently announced her retirement from the sport at the end of the WPS season, ending her professional career after playing 201 times for her country.
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Kate Markgraf was paired with Adrian Healey as a color commentator on ESPN's secondary broadcast team for the telecasts of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Kate Markgraf worked as a color analyst for NBC during the 2012 London Olympics.
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Kate Markgraf has worked as commentator for several US women's national team games on Fox Soccer and ESPN, as well as for college soccer on the Big Ten Network.
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Kate Markgraf worked for ESPN FC during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup as a studio analyst and often appeared on SportsCenter during the tournament.
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Kate Markgraf continued to work for ESPN in 2016, this time as a color analyst for men's soccer during the UEFA Euro 2016.
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In 2012, Kate Markgraf traveled with Tony Sanneh to Ethiopia on behalf of the United States Department of State and US Soccer to work with Somalian youth in the Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa.
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Kate Markgraf has served on the Juvenile Law Center Board and is a member of the Notre Dame Monogram Club Board of Directors, as well as co-sponsored Milwaukee College Prep, a fundraiser benefiting under-served Milwaukee students.
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Kate Markgraf has co-created life-skills programming for Milwaukee America-Scores and runs soccer clinics for various charities.