Patty Irizarry

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| height = {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

| full_name = Patricia Ann Irizarry

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|2|8}}

| birth_place = Richardson, Texas, U.S.

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1974

| youthclubs1 = Dartmouth Darts

| youthyears2 = 1975

| youthclubs2 = Dartmouth Dolls

| youthyears3 = 1976

| youthclubs3 = Sparta Soccer Club

| youthyears4 = 1979–1983

| youthclubs4 = Richardson Sting

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| nationalyears1 = 1987–1988

| nationalteam1 = United States

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Patricia Ann Irizarry (born February 8, 1965) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

She played youth soccer for the Dartmouth Darts,{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-oct-31-1974-p-7/ |title=Streakers win in RSA |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=7 |via=NewspaperArchive |date=October 31, 1974 |access-date=August 24, 2019}} the Dartmouth Dolls,{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-apr-21-1975-p-7/ |title=Shark onslaught decks Leopards |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=7 |via=NewspaperArchive |date=April 21, 1975 |access-date=August 24, 2019}} Sparta Soccer Club,{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-jun-11-1976-p-5/ |title=Local clubs dominant |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=5 |via=NewspaperArchive |date=June 11, 1976 |access-date=August 24, 2019}} and the Richardson Sting of Richardson, Texas.{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-apr-11-1979-p-5/ |title=Under-24 Sting wins Phoenix event |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=5 |via=NewspaperArchive |date=April 11, 1979 |access-date=August 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-jun-07-1983-p-6/ |title=Sting seeks region title |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=7 |via=NewspaperArchive |date=June 7, 1983 |access-date=August 24, 2019}} She also played volleyball for the Richardson Junior High Falcons in 1979.{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-oct-21-1979-p-5/ |title=JH volleyball reaching finale |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=5 |via=NewspaperArchive |date=October 21, 1979 |access-date=August 24, 2019}}

Irizarry made her international debut for the United States on July 7, 1987, in a friendly match against Canada. She earned her second and final cap for the U.S. on July 29, 1988, in a friendly match against France.{{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}} In 1987, she also participated at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Durham, North Carolina, playing for the Olympic South women's soccer team.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/475366359/ |title=Scoreboard: Olympic Festival Results, Women's Soccer |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=B4 |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 27, 1987 |access-date=August 24, 2019}}

Personal life

Irizarry is a native of Richardson, Texas, and attended Lloyd V. Berkner High School.{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/richardson-daily-news-jun-05-1983-p-7/ |title=Berkner awards program honors seniors |newspaper=Richardson Daily News |page=7A |via=NewspaperArchive |date=June 5, 1983 |access-date=August 24, 2019}} She attended Texas A&M University before later going to the North Texas State University, where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1987. She later received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1995, and a Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman's University in 2002.{{cite web |url=https://alumnius.net/university_of_north_-9539-415#id140735235 |title=Patty Irizarry |website=Alumni US |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824065302/https://alumnius.net/university_of_north_-9539-415#id140735235 |archive-date=August 24, 2019}} She currently works as a nurse practitioner.{{cite web |url=https://www.doctor.com/Patricia-Irizarry |title=Patricia Ann Irizarry, NP-C |website=Doctor.com |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824065424/https://www.doctor.com/Patricia-Irizarry |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}