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American soccer player
Sarah Popper
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-10-20) October 20, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 UConn Huskies 97
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Boston Breakers 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sarah Michner (née Popper) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Boston Breakers.

Career

Popper attended the University of Connecticut and played for the university team whilst earning was an NSCAA First Team All-American and winning the Big East with the UConn Huskies. Popper's success in college soccer lead her to be spotted by professional soccer teams in the Women's United Soccer Association.

Popper was a 4th round pick in the 2003 WUSA Draft by the Boston Breakers. After retiring from professional soccer, Popper become a soccer coach for the University of Louisville program.

References

  1. "WUSA". WUSA. August 24, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "On soccer: Breakthrough season for Boston". Milford Daily News. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. "STATE COLLEGE NOTEBOOK". Hartford Courant. February 12, 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. Grace Raynor (January 15, 2017). "Charleston gets new Women's Premier Soccer League team". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. "Staff Bios". www.charlestonsocceracademy.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
  6. "Women's Soccer Names Sarah Popper Assistant Coach". gocards.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.


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