Andrea Alfiler
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrea Alfiler
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| fullname = Mary Andrea Alfiler
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|30}}
| birth_place = Kapaa, Hawaii, U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| collegeyears1 = 1997–2001
| college1 = Azusa Pacific Cougars
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| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2002
| clubs1 = Philadelphia Charge
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2003
| clubs2 = San Diego Spirit
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
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Mary Andrea Alfiler ({{respell|on|DRAY|uh}} {{respell|al|FEE|ler}};{{Cite web |title=Andrea Alfiler - Women's Basketball |url=https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster/andrea-alfiler/8509 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Azusa Pacific University Athletics |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204040335/https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster/andrea-alfiler/8509 |url-status=live }} born November 30, 1979) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Philadelphia Charge.
Early life and education
Alfiler was born in Kapaa, Hawaii, on November 30, 1979{{Cite web |title=Andrea Alfiler women's soccer Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-alfiland001 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=StatsCrew.com |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709155118/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-alfiland001 |url-status=live }} to Andrew and Mary Alfiler. She attended Kapaa High School,{{cite web |last=Chase |first=Al |date=2002-04-07 |title=Just for Kicks: Alfiler goes to camp as a professional |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/04/07/sports/chase.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230458/https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/04/07/sports/chase.html |url-status=live }} where she excelled in athletics, playing on varsity teams all four years. Her varsity teams included basketball, volleyball, cross country, and track and field. While in high school, she was named the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation (KIF) Player of the Year twice.
In 2001, she earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific University.{{cite web |date=2004-06-02 |title=Aztec Assistant Women's Soccer Coaches Hired |url=https://goaztecs.com/news/2004/6/2/Aztec_Assistant_Women_s_Soccer_Coaches_Hired |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=San Diego State University Athletics |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232136/https://goaztecs.com/news/2004/6/2/Aztec_Assistant_Women_s_Soccer_Coaches_Hired |url-status=live }}
Career
= Athletics =
While studying at Azusa Pacific University (APU), Alfiler played for the school's women's soccer and basketball teams. During her tenure on the school's soccer team, Alfiler earned all-conference, all-regional, and All-American honors three times,{{cite web |last=Chase |first=Al |date=2003-08-31 |title=Just for Kicks: Kauai's Alfiler getting back into coaching |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/08/31/sports/chase.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231926/https://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/08/31/sports/chase.html |url-status=live }} as well as three National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) all-tournament honors. Her final year, the women's soccer team won their first national championship, and Alfiler was named the NAIA Player of the Year, as well as the Golden State Athletic Conference's most valuable player.
In 2002, Alfiler was selected in the third round of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) draft to played for the Philadelphia Charge. She transferred to the San Diego Spirit the following year. After the Women's United Soccer Association folded in 2003, Alfiler began playing semi-professionally with the Rochester Reign in the Women's Premier Soccer League.{{Cite web |date=2005-05-19 |title=Andrea Alfiler Joins Tulane Women's Soccer Staff |url=https://tulanegreenwave.com/news/2005/5/19/Andrea_Alfiler_Joins_Tulane_Women_s_Soccer_Staff |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Tulane University Athletics |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232913/https://tulanegreenwave.com/news/2005/5/19/Andrea_Alfiler_Joins_Tulane_Women_s_Soccer_Staff |url-status=live }}
= Coaching =
Alfiler was an assistant coach at Point Loma Nazarene University for a single season in 2003 before taking a position as assistant coach for the women's soccer team at San Diego State University the following year. In 2005, she joined the coaching team at Tulane University.
As of 2019, Alfiler was head coach of the girls' soccer team at Kapaa High School.{{Cite web |last=Celario |first=Nick |date=2019-02-02 |title=Kapaa, Kauai to play for 3rd place |url=https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/02/02/sports/kapaa-kauai-to-play-for-3rd-place/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=The Garden Island |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625122545/https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/02/02/sports/kapaa-kauai-to-play-for-3rd-place/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, she was named the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation Coach of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Fujimoto |first=Dennis |date=2023-03-25 |title=KIF releases soccer All-Stars |url=https://www.thegardenisland.com/2023/03/25/sports/kif-releases-soccer-all-stars/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=The Garden Island |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530135548/https://www.thegardenisland.com/2023/03/25/sports/kif-releases-soccer-all-stars/ |url-status=live }}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kauai County, Hawaii
Category:Soccer players from Hawaii
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Azusa Pacific Cougars women's basketball players
Category:Azusa Pacific Cougars women's soccer players
Category:Philadelphia Charge players
Category:San Diego Spirit players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Women's United Soccer Association players
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