| Patty Irizarry | |
| Full Name: | Patricia Ann Irizarry |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Richardson, Texas, U.S. |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1974 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dartmouth Darts |
| Youthyears2: | 1975 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dartmouth Dolls |
| Youthyears3: | 1976 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sparta Soccer Club |
| Youthyears4: | 1979–1983 |
| Youthclubs4: | Richardson Sting |
| Nationalyears1: | 1987–1988 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Patricia Ann Irizarry (born February 8, 1965) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.
She played youth soccer for the Dartmouth Darts,[1] the Dartmouth Dolls,[2] Sparta Soccer Club,[3] and the Richardson Sting of Richardson, Texas.[4] [5] She also played volleyball for the Richardson Junior High Falcons in 1979.[6]
Irizarry made her international debut for the United States on July 7, 1987, in a friendly match against Canada. She earned her second and final cap for the U.S. on July 29, 1988, in a friendly match against France.[7] In 1987, she also participated at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Durham, North Carolina, playing for the Olympic South women's soccer team.[8]
Irizarry is a native of Richardson, Texas,[8] and attended Lloyd V. Berkner High School.[9] She attended Texas A&M University before later going to the North Texas State University, where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1987. She later received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1995, and a Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman's University in 2002.[10] She currently works as a nurse practitioner.[11]
| United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |