Kim Pickup
Personal information
Full name Kimberly Dawn Pickup[1]
Date of birth (1978-10-04) October 4, 1978[2]
Place of birth Van Nuys, California, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 San Diego Spirit 52 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kimberly Dawn Pickup (born October 4, 1978) is an American retired soccer player who played for the San Diego Spirit.[4][5]

Career

Kimberley Pickup started playing volleyball before she tried playing soccer in high school.[6][7] Pickup attended the Santa Clara University and played for the university team. Pickup's success in college soccer lead her to be spotted by professional soccer teams in the Women's United Soccer Association.

Pickup was a 4th round pick in the 2000 WUSA Draft by San Diego Spirit.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "WUSA". October 5, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-10-05.
  2. ↑ "WUSA". December 7, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-12-07.
  3. ↑ Shaffer, Chris (October 21, 1999). "Santa Clara Falls Head Over Heels For Pickup". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Kristen Wyatt (September 15, 2003). "Demise of women's soccer league claims Spirit, seven other teams". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press.
  5. ↑ Steinberg, Dan (2004-06-13). "Former Players Bemoan The Loss of Freedom". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  6. ↑ Lazarus, Michael (November 6, 1994). "Heads-Up Player : Kim Pickup of Chatsworth Makes Transition From Soccer to Volleyball". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (December 15, 2000). "Osborne Signs With Patriots". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ "WUSA: Draft results from Day 1". Soccer America. December 10, 2000. Retrieved December 31, 2013.


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