Silvana Burtini Explained

Silvana Burtini
Birth Date:10 May 1969
Birth Place:Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Position:Forward
Collegeyears1:1992
College1:Capilano Blues
Collegecaps1:9
Collegegoals1:14
Years1:1999–2000
Years2:2001
Caps2:17
Goals2:4
Nationalyears1:1987–2003
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:77
Nationalgoals1:38

Silvana Burtini (born May 10, 1969) is a Canadian former soccer player. A forward, she represented Canada at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1998 Burtini was named Canadian Player of the Year and was part of the Canadian squad who won the CONCACAF Women's Championship.[1] She has scored the third-most goals in Team Canada Women's Soccer history, with 38 in 77 games.

At Capilano College, Burtini was BCCAA Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian in 1992–93.[2] [3]

As a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Burtini was presented with the British Columbia Police Award of Valour for saving a life in 2004.[4]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 August 1993 1–0 4–0 1993 CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament
2. 12 April 1994 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 13 August 1994 2–0 7–0 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4. 3–0
5. 15 August 1994 1–0 6–0
6. 2–0
7. 4–0
8. 5–0
9. 6–0
10. 19 August 1994 2–0 5–0
11. 8 June 1995 1–0 3–3 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
12. 3–1
13. 7 June 1997 Oakford, United States 2–2 2–3 1997 Women's U.S. Cup
14. 28 August 1998 Toronto, Canada 1–0 21–0 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
15. 2–0
16. 3–0
17. 5–0
18. 8–0
19. 9–0
20. 12–0
21. 13–0
22. 30 August 1998 1–0 14–0
23. 2–0
24. 4–0
25. 1 September 1998 2–0 4–0
26. 3–0
27. 4–0
28. 21 May 1999 Vancouver, Canada 2–03–0 Friendly
29. 19 June 1999 San Jose, United States 1–0 1–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
30. 4 June 2000 2–0 2–0 2000 Pacific Cup
31. 10 June 2000 Newscastle, Australia 2–? 5–1
32. 3–?
33. 11 November 2000 Columbus, United States 3–? 3–1 Friendly
34. 10 February 2001 1–0 4–0
35. 30 October 2002 Victoria, Canada 2–0 11–1 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
36. 10–1
37. 20 March 2003 5–0 7–1 2003 Algarve Cup

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Girls got game. Vancouver Courier. September 17, 2003. September 1, 2013. Bob. Mackin. https://web.archive.org/web/20031004172439/http://www.vancourier.com/093203/news/093203nn1.html. October 4, 2003.
  2. Web site: Athletic Accomplishments.
  3. Web site: Capilano University Blues Women's Soccer All-Time Leaders – Goals . . February 2, 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202033205/https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/l/w/bdwfdotogk2j77/WSC_-_Goals_-_2022.pdf . February 2, 2023.
  4. Web site: Silvana Burtini . www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120054227/http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/virtual-hall-of-fame/players/2010/silvana-burtini . 2015-11-20.