Dianne Alagich

{{short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dianne Alagich

| image = Dianne Alagich.jpg

| caption = Alagich playing for Adelaide United in 2008

| fullname = Dianne Marie Alagich{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Australia |publisher=FIFA |page=2 |date=15 September 2007 |access-date=10 April 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923143137/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|05|12}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}

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| position = Defender

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| years1= 1997–2000

| clubs1= Adelaide Sensation

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| years2= 2001–2003

| clubs2= San Jose CyberRays

| caps2= 35

| goals2 = 1

| years3= 2003–2004

| clubs3= Adelaide Sensation

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| years4= 2006–2008

| clubs4= NSW Sapphires

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| years5= 2008–2009

| clubs5= Adelaide United

| caps5= 10

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1= 1995–2008

| nationalteam1= Australia

| nationalcaps1= 86 | nationalgoals1 = 3

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| ntupdate = 6 January 2009

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Dianne Marie Alagich (born 12 May 1979) is an Australian former soccer player, who last played for Adelaide United in the W-League in 2009{{Cite web |title=Adelaide United Profile |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile&pid=433&tid=265 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314134111/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile |archive-date=14 March 2011 |access-date=16 April 2009}} and the Matildas in 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004223733/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=1/index.html FIFA Player Profile] A defender, she was capped 86 times, scoring on three occasions. She is the younger sister of former Adelaide United player Richie Alagich.{{Cite web |last=Filosi |first=Gianluca |date=26 January 2018 |title=Alagich not surprised by W-League's growth |url=https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/alagich-not-surprised-w-leagues-growth |publisher=Adelaide United}} On 19 December 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.{{Cite web |title=Dianne Alagich |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/972618 |access-date=31 December 2012 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |archive-date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041432/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=972618&search_type=advanced&showInd=true |url-status=live }}

Alagich also excelled as a layaker, having been an Australian junior representative.{{Cite book |last1=Howe |first1=Andrew|last2=Werner|first2=Greg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CRdnaPy8oB4C&q=honest&pg=PA182 |title=Encyclopedia of Matildas |publisher=Fair Play Publishing |isbn=978-1-925914-74-0 |language=en |orig-year=2019}}