Corinne Renae Callahan (née Alexander; born May 6, 1985) is an American soccer coach, artistic photographer and former goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corinne Renae Callahan | ||
| Birth name | Corinne Renae Alexander | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Walnut Creek, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | California Golden Bears (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | College Park Falcons | ||
| –2004 | Pleasanton Rage | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Portland Pilots | 95 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| 2008 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | United States U14 | ||
| 2002 | United States U19 | ||
| 2006 | United States U21 | ||
| 2006–2008 | United States U23 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2009 | FC Portland | ||
| Mustang Soccer Club | |||
| Walnut Creek Soccer Club | |||
| 2009–2010 | College Park Falcons (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | San Diego Toreros (assistant) | ||
| 2011– | California Golden Bears (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
University career
editCallahan had a standout career at the University of Portland from 2003 through 2006, where she backstopped the Pilots to the 2005 NCAA Division I national championship, capping off an undefeated season. She saved two penalty kicks in the penalty shootout of the semi-final match against Penn State; that performance helped to name her the NCAA tournament's Defensive Most Valuable Player.
At Portland, she became the program's all-time leader in saves with 263, shutouts with 39, and finished with a 0.59 goals against average (GAA), which is fifth in program history, earning All-American status.
Professional career
editAfter leaving Portland, Callahan moved on to the W-League, where she played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2007 and the Seattle Sounders in 2008.
On October 6, 2008, she was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by Sky Blue FC in the 2008 WPS General Draft. She remained on the roster for Sky Blue in WPS throughout the 2009 season, earning a winner's medal for the inaugural WPS Championship.
International career
editCallahan has won caps for the United States at the under-21 and under-23 levels. For the U-21s, she started every match in the 2007 Nordic Cup, and returned to the Nordic Cup with the U-23 team in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Photography
editCallahan is the founder of a photography site, Cori Alexander Photography, which displays her portfolio containing a number of galleries. These galleries include images of nature settings, bridges such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge, and an ongoing collection titled "365", designed to capture one moment for every day of the year.
Personal life
editCallahan's brother, Clint Alexander, is the director of East Coast casting for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Her mother works for the Contra Costa Times, and her father has battled multiple sclerosis for many years. Portions of sales that she makes out of her photography site go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She married Matt Callahan in May 2015, and has three children.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Cori Callahan". California Golden Bears. Retrieved February 25, 2023.