Emily Zurrer

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Emily Zurrer

| fullname = Emily Jane Zurrer{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada |work=FIFA |page=4 |date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=December 27, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=June 8, 2019}}

| image = Emily Zurrer 2012.jpg

| caption = Zurrer in July 2012

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|12}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| height = 1.78 m

| currentclub = Jitex BK

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Defender

| collegeyears1 = 2005–2008

| college1 = Illinois Fighting Illini

| years1 = 2008

| years2 = 2009

| years3 = 2010

| years4 = 2010–2011

| years5 = 2011

| years6 = 2013

| years7 = 2014

| clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| clubs2 = Chicago Red Eleven

| clubs3 = SG Essen-Schönebeck

| clubs4 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| clubs5 = Dalsjöfors GoIF

| clubs6 = Seattle Reign FC

| clubs7 = Jitex BK

| caps1 = 4

| caps2 = 10

| caps3 = 9

| caps4 = 7

| caps5 = 10

| caps6 = 7

| caps7 = 19

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2004

| nationalyears2 = 2006

| nationalyears3 = 2008–

| nationalteam1 = Canada U17

| nationalteam2 = Canada U20

| nationalteam3 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 18

| nationalcaps3 = 82

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = April 15, 2015

| ntupdate = 08:45, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

}}

Emily Jane Zurrer (born July 12, 1987) is a Canadian soccer player who played for Swedish club Jitex BK in the Damallsvenskan and the Canada women's national soccer team. She previously played for Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League, Dalsjöfors GoIF in the Damallsvenskan, and the Vancouver Whitecaps in the W-League.

Early life

=University of Illinois=

Zurrer attended the University of Illinois and ended her collegiate career as one of the most decorated players in Illinois history. She was the first three-time All-American in program history and earned first-team All-Big Ten honours three years in a row. Additionally, Zurrer was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year during her sophomore campaign.

During her tenure on the back line, Illinois produced 42 shutouts and gave up the second-fewest goals in program history in 2008, allowing just 19.{{cite web|title=Meacham, Zurrer Earn Top Honor at Scholar-Athlete Reception|url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042809aae.html|publisher=University of Illinois|access-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216012557/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042809aae.html|archive-date=February 16, 2013}}

Coach Janet Rayfield said of Zurrer, "Emily keeps everything in perspective and weathers the ups and downs of life and of athletics with an amazing positive demeanor and a constant smile. She has lofty goals and goes after them with intent and purpose. She is in simple words – a positive life force."{{cite web|title=Emily Zurrer|url=http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/emily_zurrer/|publisher=NSCAA Senior Class Award|access-date=January 16, 2013}}

During her time at the University of Illinois, Zurrer was also very active off the field, taking a lead role in Illinois' Hometown Heroes program, which includes visits to local elementary schools and seniors' centres, in addition to involvement with Read Across America, Carle Pediatrics, Relay for Life, Yankee Ridge After School Program, Crisis Nursery Holiday Shop and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Zurrer was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor{{Cite web|date=June 10, 2009|title=Big Ten Announces Medal of Honor Winners|url=https://bigten.org/news/2009/6/10/Big_Ten_Announces_Medal_of_Honor_Winners.aspx}}{{dead link|date=May 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} her senior year in 2009. Awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work."

Playing career

=Club=

==Vancouver Whitecaps==

Zurrer played for the Vancouver Whitecaps off and on for multiple seasons starting in 2004, in between Canadian national team duty and attending university. Her most recent stint was during the 2010 season.{{cite web|title=Vancouver Whitecaps FC – W-League 2010 Roster |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22395.html#ROSTER |publisher=W-League |access-date=January 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223004013/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22395.html |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }} She made seven appearances and scored one goal.{{cite web|title=Vancouver Whitecaps 2010 stats |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22395.html#STATS |publisher=W-League |access-date=January 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223004013/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22395.html |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }}

==Chicago Red Eleven==

Played for the Red Eleven in 2009, starting all appearances and scoring 3 goals.

==SG Essen-Schönebeck==

During the 2009–10 season, Zurrer played for SG Essen-Schönebeck in Germany's Bundesliga. She started in all nine games in which she played.

File:Emily Zurrer.jpg

==Dalsjöfors GoIF==

In July 2011, she signed a three-month contract with Swedish side Dalsjöfors GoIF.{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.21335/1.2491942/notiser_svennis_besegrad_av_mou&from=rss |title=SVT Sport |date=July 31, 2011 |access-date=August 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009111949/http://www.svt.se/2.21335/1.2491942/notiser_svennis_besegrad_av_mou%26from%3Drss |archive-date=October 9, 2012 }} Zurrer started in all ten games that she played.{{cite web|title=E. Zurrer|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/emily-zurrer/53899/|publisher=Soccer Way|access-date=January 16, 2013}}

== Seattle Reign FC ==

On January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Zurrer joined the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).{{cite web|title=Player distribution sees NWSL take shape|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/women/news/newsid=1983348/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117181922/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/women/news/newsid=1983348/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2013|publisher=FIFA|access-date=January 13, 2013}}{{cite news|title=New Women's League Allocates Players|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/new-womens-league-allocates-players/|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2013}} She played in seven games for the Reign, tallying 583 minutes.

==Jitex BK==

In December 2013, Zurrer signed with Jitex BK for the 2014 Damallsvenskan. She captained the team.{{cite news|last=Janlind|first=Frederick|title=Jitex värvar landslagsspelare|url=http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/1.2218787-jitex-varvar-landslagsspelare|newspaper=Göteborgs-Posten|access-date=December 22, 2013|date=December 22, 2013}}

=International=

Zurrer has played for the Canadian national women's team, most notably at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, FIFA Women's World Cup 2011, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. She started playing for Canada at age 15 as a forward, and burst onto Canadian soccer radar when she scored 3 goals as a defender and was named MVP of the U-19 World Cup Qualifying tournament in 2004 at age 16. She has played defence ever since. She also received her first senior national team cap that year, when she played 90 minutes against the United States in Nashville, Tennessee, as one of the youngest capped players in Canadian soccer history.

As a member of the Canadian team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Zurrer started every game in the defensive backfield.{{cite web|title=Emily Zurrer player profile|date=September 18, 2011 |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/emily-zurrer|publisher=Canada Olympic Committee|access-date=January 16, 2013}}

Zurrer scored her first senior goal for Canada in the 2011 Cyprus Cup group stage match against Scotland in a 1–0 victory. Less than a week later, Zurrer scored the winning goal in extra time of the Cyprus Cup final against the Netherlands.{{cite web|title=Emily Zurrer finds her scoring touch|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/emily-zurrer-finds-her-scoring-touch-1.1087168|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=January 16, 2013}}

Zurrer was also a member of the national soccer team that competed in the 2012 Olympics. She won a bronze medal with the national team when Canada defeated France 1–0 on August 9, 2012.{{cite news|title=Bronze medal glory overwhelming for Zurrer |author=Don Bodger |url=http://www.cowichannewsleader.com/news/165908116.html |publisher= Cowichan News Leader Pictorial |date=August 12, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204022758/http://www.cowichannewsleader.com/news/165908116.html |archive-date=February 4, 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Emily Zurrer's grit wins Olympic spot|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/Emily+Zurrer+grit+wins+Olympic+spot/6842095/story.html|newspaper=The Province|access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-date=June 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616214217/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Emily+Zurrer+grit+wins+Olympic+spot/6842095/story.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Emily Zurrer brings bronze home to Cowichan Valley|url=http://www2.canada.com/cowichanvalleycitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=d2cf63f4-638a-4aa8-a2f5-0a4374977086|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215170101/http://www2.canada.com/cowichanvalleycitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=d2cf63f4-638a-4aa8-a2f5-0a4374977086|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2013|publisher=Canada.com|access-date=January 16, 2013}}

Personal life

In 2012, Zurrer launched a frozen yogurt food truck business with her Canadian teammate Selenia Iacchelli.{{cite web|title=West Coast Soccer Podcast – Episode 26 (Emily Zurrer and Oliver Dufour)|url=http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?3949-West-Coast-Soccer-Podcast-Episode-26|publisher=Canadian Soccer News|access-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116213316/http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?3949-West-Coast-Soccer-Podcast-Episode-26|archive-date=January 16, 2013}} Zurrer was featured in Sportsnet's 2013 "Beauty of Sport" – an issue featuring Canada's top 25 most beautiful athletes.

References

External links

{{FIFA player|210503}}
{{Canada Soccer player|3445}}
{{Svenskfotboll|pid=7337}}
{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412000847/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/zurrer_emily00.html |title=Emily Zurrer at University of Illinois Athletics }}

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