:Julie Augustyniak
{{Short description|American former professional soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
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|fullname = Julie Ann Augustyniak
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|2|1}}
|birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
|height = 5 ft 5 in
|position = Defender
|collegeyears1 = 1997–2000
|college1 = Clemson Tigers
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|years1 = 1997–2000
|clubs1 = Atlanta Classics
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|years2 = 2001–2003
|clubs2 = Atlanta Beat
|caps2 = 43
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2004–2005
|clubs3 = 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
|caps3 = 14
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|years4 = 2005
|clubs4 = F.C. Indiana
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|years5 = 2006
|clubs5 = Atlanta Silverbacks Women
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Julie Ann Augustyniak (born February 1, 1979) is an American former professional soccer player who featured primarily as a defender.
Early life and education
Augustyniak was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in Peachtree City, Georgia. She went to McIntosh High School and then Clemson University. While enrolled, she played for the Clemson Tigers women's soccer team. She was inducted into the McIntosh High School Hall of Fame in 2015.{{Cite news |date=July 31, 2015 |title=McIntosh Hall of Fame weekend announced |url=https://thecitizen.com/2015/07/31/mcintosh-hall-fame-weekend-announced/ |newspaper=The Citizen |access-date=October 21, 2024}}
Career
She played for the Atlanta Classics of the W-League from 1997 to 2000, before joining the Beat at the team's inception. She was selected in the eighth round of the 2000 WUSA Draft by the Atlanta Beat as the 64th overall selection. Her twin sister Nancy Augustyniak also played for Atlanta Beat. They were involved in the first instance of two sets of twins that faced each other in a professional game when the Beat played against the Washington Freedom in 2002.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2002/0426/1374623.html |title=Augustyniaks battle Littles in history-making showdown |date=April 26, 2002 |website=ESPN FC |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}
She joined the F.C. Indiana for the 2005 season. In the summer of 2006, she played for the Atlanta Silverbacks Women.
Personal life
She married Christopher Tuff. She is currently teaching at Holy Innocents' and coaching at Top Hat.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Career statistics
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These statistics are incomplete and currently represent a portion of Augustyniak's career.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040616161226/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/julie_augustyniak/ Player profile] at Women's United Soccer Association
- [http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/wleague/players.php?id=00000346 Julie Augustyniak]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} profile from Atlanta Silverbacks
- [http://www.pnn.de/regionalsport/145268/ Twin research: Julie Augustyniak ("Zwillingsforschung")] (in German)
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Category:Sportspeople from Peachtree City, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Fayette County, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
Category:Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Clemson Tigers women's soccer players
Category:Atlanta Beat (WUSA) players
Category:1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players
Category:Women's United Soccer Association players
Category:American expatriate women's soccer players
Category:American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany
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