| Katarina Tarr | |
| Fullname: | Katarina Ann Tarr[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Whitefish, Montana, United States |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Collegeyears1: | 2005–2008 |
| College1: | Missouri Tigers |
| Collegecaps1: | 82 |
| Collegegoals1: | 5 |
| Years1: | 2006 |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Years4: | 2009 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Years6: | 2010–2013 |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | River Cities |
| Clubs3: | Ryazan VDV |
| Clubs4: | Buffalo Flash |
| Clubs5: | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| Clubs6: | Essen-Schönebeck |
| Clubs7: | Portland Thorns |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
Katarina Ann Tarr (born April 10, 1987) is a retired American soccer defender who last played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for SG Essen-Schönebeck in the German Bundesliga and for WPSL and W-League sides River Cities FC, FC St. Louis and Buffalo Flash.
Born in Whitefish, Montana, Tarr was raised in Vancouver, Washington.[2] She attended Columbia River High School where she was named an all-league selection four times and was awarded first-team all-state honors three times.[3] Tarr also played for the regional Olympic developmentment program (ODP) team.
Tarr attended the University of Missouri where she played for the Tigers from 2005 to 2008. She earned All-Big 12 second team honors in 2007 and a spot on the 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament Team as the Tigers earned their first-ever conference title.[4] She finished her time at Missouri as the seventh all-time in career games played with 82 and ninth all-time in career games started with 75. As a defender, she scored five goals and served two assists during her collegiate career.[5]
Tarr played for SG Essen-Schönebeck in the Frauen Bundesliga, the top division league in Germany during the 2010/11 season. She scored 3 goals as a defender during her 20 appearances for the club. The team finished ninth during the regular season with a 5–5–12 record.[6] She returned for the 2011/12 season and started in all seven of the matches in which she played.[7] SGS Essen-Schönebeck finished fifth during the regular season.[8] During the 2012/13 season, Tarr scored 1 goal in her 11 appearances for the club. The club finished in sixth place during the regular season.[9]
In April 2014, it was announced that Tarr had signed with the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League for the 2014 season.[10] She made her first appearance for the club during a match against FC Kansas City on April 26, 2014. Tarr appeared in 6 regular-season matches for the Thorns in 2014 before undergoing knee surgery.[11]