Emma Coss Explained

Emma Coss
Birth Date:9 May 1979
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1995-2001
Clubs1:Arsenal
Years2:2001-2005
Clubs2:Charlton Athletic

Emma Coss (born 9 May 1979) is a former English female footballer.

After playing professionally for Arsenal, she joined Charlton late during the 2001/02 season and was also capable of playing in defensive positions.[1] During the 2003–04 FA Women's Premier League Cup, she came on as a substitute and with her first touch,[2] scored the only goal to secure victory for Charlton Athletic, the club's first major trophy.[3]

Prior to pursuing a professional football career, Coss had taken up modelling. During a photo shoot, she turned up with a broken nose from playing football and the agency demanded she quit playing, however she chose to give up modelling due to her love of playing football. In her youth, Coss considered herself to be a tomboy and would play in boy's teams up to her early teens. In 2003, she described her favourite footballer as David Beckham.[4]

Honours

Arsenal

Charlton

Notes and References

  1. News: Emma Coss . BBC Sport . 26 April 2003 . 29 October 2022.
  2. Charlton Athletic Women: Official Matchday Programme 2019/20 . 11 . London Bees F.C. . 24 November 2019 . 29 October 2022.
  3. News: Coss scores winning goal in cup final . The Daily Telegraph . 43 . 29 March 2004.
  4. News: I gave modelling career the boot . Will Scott . News Shopper . 17 September 2002 . 29 October 2022.
  5. News: Charlton finally have their day . The Guardian . 2 May 2005 . 29 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Coss goal gives Charlton cup final win . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022052458/http://cafc.digital-ink.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=19872&newstype=l . 22 October 2013 . Charlton Athletic . Matt Wright . 28 March 2004.