Anna Senjuschenko Explained

Anna Senjuschenko
Fullname:Anna Senjuschenko
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Death Date:1979 (aged 17)
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Position:Centre back
Nationalyears1:1978
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:17:56, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:03:02, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Anna Senjuschenko (Russian: Анна Сенющенко; 1961/1962 – 1979) was an Australian soccer player who won four unofficial caps for the Australia women's national soccer team.[1]

Senjuschenko was an elegant central defender, noted for her powerful shooting. At the 1978 Women's World Invitational Tournament, she was named Australia's best player and named to the team of the tournament.[2] The following year she was involved in a fatal traffic accident, while travelling as a passenger in a car in central Perth. In 1996 Senjuschenko was named to the Football Hall of Fame Western Australia.[3]

Anna's brother Alex Senjuschenko was also a soccer centre-half and Football Hall of Fame Western Australia member. Their parents were Russian and moved to Australia in the early 1950s.[4] Alex died in April 2012.[3] [2] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howe . Andy . Westfield W-League 2016/17 Season Guide . Football Federation Australia . 1 December 2018 . 67 .
  2. Web site: History - The Pioneers . 15 September 2017 . Football Federation Australia . 1 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Hall of Champions . Football WA . 1 December 2018 . 28 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Hall of Merit for Players . Football WA . 1 December 2018 . 28 November 2016.
  5. News: Salmon . Ken . 2021-03-01 . Anna Senjuschenko: A career that was cut short far too soon – . en-US . 90Soccer . 2023-04-27.