Christina Kaufman
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christina Kaufman
| image =
| caption =
| height = {{Height|ft=5|in=5}}
| full_name = Christina Kaufman
| birth_name = Christina Van Leeuwen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|12|7}}
| birth_place = United States
| position = Forward
| collegeyears1 = 1985–198?
| college1 = San Diego State Aztecs
| collegecaps1 =
| collegegoals1 =
| years1 = 1993
| clubs1 = Southern California Ajax
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1995
| clubs2 = Cal South Soccer
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 1993
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Christina Kaufman ({{nee|Van Leeuwen}}; born December 7, 1964) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.
Career
In college, Kaufman played soccer for the San Diego State Aztecs, beginning in the 1985 and 1986 seasons. However, at the time it was only a club sport at San Diego.{{cite magazine |last=Leyva |first=Ric |url=https://digital.sdsu.edu/media.php?i=21507&t=5&p=10&dg=9e9777ab2902ad9171a67be2e7edcdbbae5cd5cf |title=Women win '86 opener despite lack of lighting |magazine=The Daily Aztec |volume=70 |number=28 |format=PDF |page=13 |date=October 8, 1986 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530211920/https://digital.sdsu.edu/media.php?i=21507&t=5&p=10&dg=9e9777ab2902ad9171a67be2e7edcdbbae5cd5cf |archive-date=May 30, 2020}} [https://megalodon.jp/2019-0818-1557-47/https://digital.sdsu.edu:443/media.php?i=21507&t=5&p=10&dg=9e9777ab2902ad9171a67be2e7edcdbbae5cd5cf Alt URL] In club soccer, she played for Southern California Ajax of Manhattan Beach, California in the 1990s,{{cite news |last=Murashko |first=Alex |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-31-sp-1044-story.html |title=Women's Soccer Teams at Home in South Bay: Club sports: Although fan interest remains low, participation remains high. |website=Los Angeles Times |date=January 31, 1993 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818063458/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-31-sp-1044-story.html |archive-date=August 18, 2019}} including the 1993 season where the team won the Region IV amateur championship and the USASA National Women's Amateur. In the regional final, Ajax won 3–1 over the Sacramento Storm to qualify for the national championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-10-sp-1809-story.html |title=Sportscope: Manhattan Beach Soccer Club Ajax Earns Right to Defend National Title |website=Los Angeles Times |date=June 10, 1993 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818055557/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-10-sp-1809-story.html |archive-date=August 18, 2019}} At the championship in Indianapolis, Kaufman scored five of the team's eleven goals in the two-match tournament. Ajax beat the Florida Comets 7–2 in the final on July 18, 1993, with Kaufman subsequently named the tournament's most valuable player.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-23-sp-16243-story.html |title=El Segundo Gears Up for Legion Playoffs |website=Los Angeles Times |date=July 23, 1993 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818060018/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-23-sp-16243-story.html |archive-date=August 18, 2019}} She also played for Cal South Soccer, including the 1995 season where the team won the Region IV title. In the final against Oregon, Kaufman scored twice in a 3–0 win.{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=David |url=https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/1995/6/12/19176723/california-teams-win-region-iv-titles |title=California Teams Win Region IV Titles |website=Deseret News |date=June 12, 1995 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190818070953/https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/1995/6/12/19176723/california-teams-win-region-iv-titles |archive-date=August 18, 2019 }}
Kaufman made her international debut for the United States on August 4, 1993, in a friendly match against New Zealand. She earned her second and final cap two days later in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago, and scored one goal in the 9–0 win.{{cite web |url=https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |title=2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |website=United States Soccer Federation |year=2019 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2019}}
Personal life
Kaufman attended California State University, Sacramento from 1983 to 1985, before attending San Diego State University from 1985 to 1988.{{cite web |url=https://alumnius.net/california_state_uni-7833-111#id80042623 |title=Christina Kaufman |website=Alumni US |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818071133/https://alumnius.net/california_state_uni-7833-111#id80042623 |archive-date=August 18, 2019}} She serves as the garden coordinator at Sacramento Country Day School, and has two children.{{cite news |last=Morrow |first=Miles |url=https://www.scdsoctagon.com/online-exclusives/features/2019/06/01/ex-chemistry-teacher-longtime-garden-coordinator-leaves-best-job-on-campus/ |title=Ex-chemistry teacher, longtime garden coordinator leaves 'best job on campus' |website=The Octagon |publisher=Sacramento Country Day School |date=June 1, 2019 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818071522/https://www.scdsoctagon.com/online-exclusives/features/2019/06/01/ex-chemistry-teacher-longtime-garden-coordinator-leaves-best-job-on-campus/ |archive-date=August 18, 2019}}
Career statistics
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
=International goals=
{{hatnote|Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | |||||
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | August 6, 1993 | New Hyde Park, New York, United States | {{fbw|TRI}} | align="center"|9–0 | Friendly |
References
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Category:Soccer players from California
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:United States women's international soccer players
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:San Diego State Aztecs women's soccer players
Category:Ajax America Women players