Heather Garriock
{{Short description|Australian soccer player and coach (born 1982)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| name = Heather Garriock
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| caption = Garriock playing for Sydney FC in 2010
| fullname = Heather Ann Garriock{{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=FIFA |page=1 |date=28 July 2014 |access-date=11 November 2021 |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}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}}
| position = Midfielder
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Leppington Lions Soccer Club
| youthyears1 =
| clubs1 = Marconi Stallions
| years1 =
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| goals1 =
| clubs2 = NSW Sapphires
| years2 = 1996–2002
| caps2 =
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| clubs3 = Queensland Sting
| years3 = 2002–2003
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| clubs4 = NSW Sapphires
| years4 = 2005–2006
| caps4 =
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| clubs5 = Adirondack Lynx
| years5 = 2007
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 10
| clubs6 = Fortuna Hjørring
| years6 = 2007–2008
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| clubs7 = Sydney FC
| years7 = 2008–2009
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 1
| clubs8 = Chicago Red Stars
| years8 = 2009
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| clubs9 = Sydney FC
| years9 = 2009–2011
| caps9 = 19
| goals9 = 5
| clubs10 = LdB FC Malmö
| years10 = 2011
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 0
| clubs11 = Sydney FC
| years11 = 2011–2012
| caps11 = 6
| goals11 = 2
| clubs12 = Marconi Stallions
| years12 = 2013
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| clubs13 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| years13 = 2013–2014
| caps13 = 8
| goals13 = 2
| totalcaps =
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| nationalteam1 = Australia
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2011
| nationalcaps1 = 130
| nationalgoals1 = 20
| manageryears1 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs1 = Sydney Uni women
| manageryears2 = 2017
| managerclubs2 = Australia (Assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2017–2020
| managerclubs3 = Canberra United
}}
Heather Ann Garriock (born 21 December 1982) is an Australian former soccer player and coach. Garriock played as a midfielder in a career based mostly in Australia. Her last stint as a player was for Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian W-League. Garriock played 130 matches for the Australian women's national team, appearing at two Olympic football tournaments and three FIFA Women's World Cups.
Playing career
=Club career=
Garriock began her career playing football in Australia. She played for Marconi Stallions, NSW Sapphires, and Queensland Sting before moving overseas.
She signed with Adirondack Lynx of Women's Premier Soccer League in 2006. She made six appearances in 2006 before returning to the Australian National Team. In 2007, she made a further five appearances. In total, she made 11 appearances for Adirondack Lynx, while scoring 10 goals and chipping in eight assists.{{cite web |url=http://www.adirondacklynx.com/news/WPS-drafts-heather-garriock.asp |title=Australian World Cup Player and Olympian, Heather Garriock selected 12th overall in the WPS International Draft |date=24 September 2008 |publisher=Adirondack Lynx |access-date=10 November 2009}}
Garriock was on the move once again in 2008, playing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark, before moving back to Australia to play for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League.{{cite web|work=Australian FourFourTwo|publisher=Haymarket Media|author=Ormond, Aidan|title=Garriock Back To Haunt Italians|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/95146,garriock-back-to-haunt-italians.aspx?r=rss|date=30 January 2009|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-date=18 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318202842/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/95146,garriock-back-to-haunt-italians.aspx?r=rss|url-status=dead}}
In 2009, Garriock was selected for the Women's Professional Soccer league in the United States. In the 2008 WPS International Draft, she was picked 12th overall by Chicago Red Stars. For the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, she appeared for Chicago in 5 games (0 starts, 89 total minutes) and recorded an assist. It was announced on 30 September 2009 that Chicago had waived their option for a second year, thus making Garriock a free agent.{{cite web |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/chicago/news/press_releases/090930-crs-free-agents |title=WPS Free Agency Opens |date=30 September 2009 |publisher=Chicago Red Stars |access-date=10 November 2009 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
She returned to her previous team, Sydney FC, following her release from Chicago.
In October 2013, Garriock joined Western Sydney Wanderers.{{cite web|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2013/10/wanderers-announce-strong-squad-for-upcoming-w-league-season/|title=Wanderers announce strong squad for upcoming W-League season|work=The Women's Game|date=10 October 2013}}
Garriock retired from national league football after the 2013–14 W-League season.{{Cite news |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/zela/article/2016/01/18/heather-garriock-slips-quietly-retirement |title=Heather Garriock slips quietly into retirement |last=Odong |first=Ann |date=18 January 2016 |work=Zela |access-date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service}}
=International career=
Garriock first represented the Australia in October 1999 in a friendly against China at 16 years old. She has represented her country in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.{{Cite web |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/centurion-still-has-many-caps-ahead-of-her/3xh2y08avfpu1rj2w37bepavz |title=Centurion still has many caps ahead of her |date=3 May 2008 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |access-date=3 March 2008}}{{Cite web |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/heather-garriock |title=Athletes - Heather Garriock |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |access-date=3 March 2017}}
She has also appeared for Australia in the 2003 and 2007 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored two goals in 2003 and one in 2007.{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=178569/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120013755/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=178569/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2015 |title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Heather Garriock |publisher=FIFA |access-date=3 March 2017}}
In 2013, Garriock was selected for a national team tour that included a match against the United States, though did not play in the match. After the tour, Football Federation Australia denied a claim from Garriock to cover childcare expenses for her young daughter. A subsequent appeal to the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal was unsuccessful.{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/former-matilda-heather-garriock--says-shell-continue-her-fight-for-better-support-for-footballing-mothers/news-story/1cb9d114532759cc881dec735fb74dc3 |title=Former Matilda Heather Garriock says she'll continue her fight for better support for footballing mothers |last=Adno |first=Carly |date=8 April 2016 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=6 March 2017 |publisher=News Corp Australia}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/heather-garriock-case-demonstrates-that-football-in-australia-needs-to-take-better-care-of-its-family-20160409-go2mbz.html |title=Heather Garriock case demonstrates that football in Australia needs to take better care of its family |last=Foster |first=Craig |date=9 April 2016 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=6 March 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Media}}
Coaching career
Garriock was appointed senior head coach of the Sydney Uni SFC women's first team in 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://www.susf.com.au/article/heather-garriock-appointed-as-susfc-womens-premier-league-head-coach |title=Heather Garriock appointed as SUSFC Women's Premier League Head Coach|publisher=Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club |date=28 March 2014|access-date=3 March 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://sydneyunisfc.com.au/womens-teams/womens-npl1/ |title=Women's NPL1 |publisher=Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club |access-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303132309/http://sydneyunisfc.com.au/womens-teams/womens-npl1/ |archive-date=3 March 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
In 2017, Garriock was appointed an assistant coach of Australia for the 2017 Algarve Cup.{{Cite news |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/02/12/garriock-share-matildas-assistant-role |title=Garriock to share Matildas assistant role |date=12 February 2017 |work=The World Game |access-date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service}}
On 22 May 2017, Garriock was appointed head coach of Canberra United.{{cite web|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2017/05/canberra-united-appoint-matildas-legend-heather-garriock-as-head-coach/|title=Canberra United appoint Matildas legend Heather Garriock as head coach|first=Ann|last=Odong|publisher=The Women's Game|date=22 May 2017}} She was let go in February 2020.
Personal
Garriock was born in Campbelltown in the western suburbs of Sydney. She attended Westfields Sports High School.{{Cite news |url=http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/1903501/campbelltown-born-garriock-leads-by-example-in-w-league/ |title=Campbelltown-born Garriock leads by example in W-League |date=12 November 2013 |work=Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser |access-date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Regional Media |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303123236/http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/1903501/campbelltown-born-garriock-leads-by-example-in-w-league/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.westfields-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/talented-sports-programs/hall-of-fame |title=Hall of Fame |publisher=Westfields Sports High School |access-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301112108/http://www.westfields-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/talented-sports-programs/hall-of-fame |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Garriock started the Macarthur Youth Football Academy, based in the southwestern Sydney area of Camden.{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/this-sporting-life-heather-garriock-20110618-1g8v1.html |title=This Sporting Life: Heather Garriock |last=Garriock |first=Heather |date=19 June 2011 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Media}}
In 2003, Garriock's brother, Nathan, died from injuries sustained during an altercation at a party he attended in Camden, NSW.{{cite news|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|author=Glendinning, Lee|title=Teen bashed to death after car hit partygoers, court told|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/28/1059244562744.html|date=29 July 2003|access-date=30 January 2009}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-09-27/family-heartbreak-of-matildas-ace-garriock/1484616 |title=Family heartbreak of Matildas ace Garriock |date=27 September 2003 |work=ABC News |access-date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}
Career statistics
=International goals=
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2000 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | {{fbw|CHN}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 19 January 2002 | Tom Flood Sports Centre, Bendigo, Australia | {{fbw|KOR}} | align="center"|4–1 | align="center"|4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 5 April 2003 | Belconnen Soccer Centre, Canberra, Australia | {{fbw|SAM}} | align="center"|15–0 | align="center"|19–0 | 2003 OFC Women's Championship |
| 4 | rowspan=3|9 April 2003 | rowspan=3|Belconnen Soccer Centre, Canberra, Australia | rowspan=3|{{fbw|PNG}} | align="center"|9–0 | rowspan=3; align="center"|13–0 | rowspan=3|2003 OFC Women's Championship |
| 5 | align="center"|11–0 | |||||
| 6 | align="center"|13–0 | |||||
| 7 | 25 September 2003 | Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States | {{fbw|CHN}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–1 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 8 | 28 September 2003 | Providence Park, Portland, United States | {{fbw|GHA}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="Center"|1–2 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 9 | 14 August 2004 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | {{fbw|GRE}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2004 Olympics |
| 10 | 1 February 2005 | Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China | {{fbw|RUS}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|5–0 | 2005 Four Nations Tournament |
| 11 | 23 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | {{fbw|UZB}} | align="center"|6–0 | align="center"|10–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 12 | 12 August 2007 | BCU International Stadium | {{fbw|TPE}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|7–0 | 2008 Olympics qualifying |
| 13 | 19 August 2007 | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China | {{fbw|CHN}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 12 September 2007 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou, China | {{fbw|GHA}} | align="center"|4–0 | align="center"|4–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 15 | rowspan=2|29 May 2008 | rowspan=2|Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | rowspan=2|{{fbw|TPE}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan=2; align="center"|4–0 | rowspan=2|2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 16 | align="center"|2–0 | |||||
| 17 | 15 June 2008 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea | {{fbw|USA}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–2 | 2008 Peace Queen Cup |
| 18 | rowspan=2|17 June 2008 | rowspan=2|Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea | rowspan=2|{{fbw|ITA}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2; align="center"|3–0 | rowspan=2|2008 Peace Queen Cup |
| 19 | align="center"|2–0 | |||||
| 20 | 20 February 2010 | Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand | {{fbw|NZL}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
=Playing=
==Club==
==Country==
==Individual==
=Coaching=
- NPL NSW Women's 1 Coach of the Year: 2014{{Cite web |url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=09&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9456&cHash=69572f621f934db4ad91b869e9d943d2 |title=Winners galore at Premier Leagues Gala Dinner |year=2014 |publisher=Football NSW |access-date=3 March 2017}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|178569}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011062354/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile_new&pid=442&tid=97 Australia player profile]
- [http://www.heathergarriock.com/ Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110220140439/http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile&pid=442&tid=277 Sydney FC player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107225930/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/players/freeagents/garriock-heather Women's Professional Soccer player profile]
- [http://www.adirondacklynx.com/team/heather-garriock.asp Adirondack Lynx player profile]
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