Collette McCallum
{{Short description|Australian footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Collette McCallum
| image = Collette McCallum playing against USWNT 2012.jpg
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| full_name = Collette Gardiner
| birth_name = Collette McCallum{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2011/pdf/FWWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Australia |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|page=1 |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122041659/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2011/pdf/FWWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2019}}
| caption = McCallum playing for the Matildas in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|03|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rutherglen, Scotland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}}
| position = Midfielder
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| youthclubs1 = NSW Institute of Sport
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| youthclubs2 = Australian Institute of Sport
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| youthclubs3 = WA Institute of Sport
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| clubs1 = Manly Warringah
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| clubs2 = NSW Academy of Sport
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| clubs3 = Western Waves FC
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| clubs4 = Pali Blues
| years4 = 2008
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 5
| clubs5 = Perth Glory
| years5 = 2008–2009
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 2
| clubs6 = Sky Blue FC
| years6 = 2009
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 0
| clubs7 = Perth Glory
| years7 = 2009–2011
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 3
| clubs8 = Lincoln Ladies
| years8 = 2012
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 1
| clubs9 = Perth Glory
| years9 = 2012–2015
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 4
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| nationalteam1 = Australia U-20
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2006
| nationalcaps1 = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalyears2 = 2005–2015
| nationalcaps2 = 81
| nationalgoals2 = 11
| manageryears1 = 2015– |managerclubs1 = Perth Glory (Assistant)
| club-update = 7 July 2015
| nationalteam-update = 7 July 2015
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Collette Gardiner ({{nee|McCallum}}; born 26 March 1986) is an Australian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, earning over 80 caps for the Australian national team. She last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.
Playing career
Born in Scotland, McCallum emigrated to Australia with her family at the age of four.{{cite news | url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/rutherglens-collette-mccallum-plays-final-5524970 | title = Collette McCallum plays final game as Australia draw with Scotland|date=16 April 2015| publisher=Daily Record|accessdate=19 October 2016}}[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/early-days-rutherglen-becoming-aussie-20315589 From her early days in Rutherglen to becoming an Aussie football legend], Daily Record, 27 September 2019 She played for Pali Blues in the American USL W-League in 2008.{{cite news |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/71664,aussie-trio-sign-for-california-club.aspx |title=Aussie Trio Sign For California Club |author=Ormond, A |publisher=FourFourTwo Australia |date=11 March 2008 |accessdate=12 March 2008 |archive-date=14 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314151130/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/71664,aussie-trio-sign-for-california-club.aspx |url-status=dead }} Following her debut game for the Blues, she was selected for the W-League team of the week as a result of scoring two goals against Ventura County Fusion. Pali Blues went on to win the W-League championship in that season.
In 2009, McCallum played for Sky Blue FC in the new Women's Professional Soccer in the United States. The club went on to win the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs in their debut year & in doing so McCallum became the first Australian woman to win a club title overseas.
=International=
McCallum amassed 81 caps for the Matildas. Following the retirements of Cheryl Salisbury and Joanne Peters in February 2010, she was named the Matildas vice captain.{{cite news|date=19 February 2010|title=Matildas to face DPR Korea|publisher=The World Game|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/australia/matildas-to-face-dpr-korea-291356|accessdate=25 February 2010}}
As a youth representative McCallum represented the Young Matildas on 19 occasions, & was named in the FIFA All-Star Team at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.
McCallum is arguably one of the best produced at her age group and was considered one of the best young talents in the world.
Such is her legacy at youth level that in 2019 Professional Footballers Australia named the Australian Young Player of the Year award the Collette McCallum Medal in her honour.
The 132nd capped Matilda played every Australian fixture at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup (China 2007) & 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Germany 2011) helping the team reach the quarter finals in each tournament.
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Coaching career
In 2015, she was employed as the Assistant Coach of the Perth Glory's Women's team, working with Head Coach Bobby Despotovski.{{cite web|url=http://www.perthglory.com.au/article/club-legend-to-lead-womens-team-to-glory/ughjeteeqx3m19ar4ilne8c50|title=Club legend to lead Women's Team to Glory|publisher=perthglory.com.au|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=5 September 2015|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818090313/http://www.perthglory.com.au/article/club-legend-to-lead-womens-team-to-glory/ughjeteeqx3m19ar4ilne8c50|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
=International goals=
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | rowspan=2|23 February 2007 | rowspan=2|Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | rowspan=2|{{fbw|UZB}} | align="center"|8–0 | rowspan=2; align="center"|10–0 | rowspan=2|2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 2 | 10–0 | |||||
| 3 | rowspan=3|7 April 2007 | rowspan=3|BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | rowspan=3|{{fbw|HKG}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"; rowspan=3|15–0 | rowspan=3|2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 4 | align="center"|6–0 | |||||
| 5 | align="center"|8–0 | |||||
| 6 | 19 August 2007 | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China | {{fbw|CHN}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 20 September 2007 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China | {{fbw|CAN}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|2–2 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 8 | 5 March 2008 | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia | {{fbw|NZL}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–2 | Friendly |
| 9 | 7 February 2009 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | {{fbw|ITA}} | align="center"|1–4 | align="center"|1–5 | Friendly |
| 10 | 17 October 2010 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | {{fbw|MEX}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–1 | 2010 Peace Queen Cup |
| 11 | 15 May 2011 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia | {{fbw|NZL}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | rowspan=2|23 June 2011 | rowspan=2|Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany | rowspan=2|{{fbw|ENG}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"; rowspan=2|2–0 | rowspan=2|Friendly |
| 13 | align="center"|2–0 |
Honours
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See also
{{Portal|Women's association football|Sports|Australia|Association football}}
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References
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External links
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- {{FIFA player|190171}}
- [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile&pid=448&tid=97 Australia player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527205456/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile&pid=448&tid=97 |date=27 May 2011 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110217035814/http://perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile&pid=448&tid=273 Perth Glory player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091006012317/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/players/freeagents/mccallum-collette Women's Professional Soccer player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081202020553/http://www.bluessoccerclub.com/roster/249668.html Pali Blues player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706164035/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/8630105/8969410-8630173/9450209.html W-League player profile]
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