Bryony Duus | |
Birth Date: | 7 October 1977 |
Birth Place: | Australia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Coalstars |
Years1: | 1996 |
Clubs1: | Queensland Academy of Sport |
Years2: | 2000–2004 |
Clubs2: | Queensland Sting |
Nationalyears1: | 1996–2004 [1] |
Nationalteam1: | Australia |
Nationalcaps1: | 47 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Bryony Duus (born 7 October 1977) is an Australian soccer coach and former midfielder for the Australia women's national soccer team.
Duus grew up in Ipswich, Queensland where she played football for Coalstars[2] and Ipswich Girls Grammar School.[3]
Duus was part of the Queensland Academy of Sport and Australian Institute of Sport women's football programs,[4] before going on to play in the national championships for the Queensland Sting.[5]
She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics[6] and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
She is the current U17 coach and Senior Women assistant coach at Western Pride FC, having been invited to the club by her former international teammate Belinda Kitching.[8]
Having learned Italian, Duus joined the AIS European Training Centre in a logistics role after a persistent knee injury prevented her from continuing her playing career.[9]