Spisak playing for St. Louis Athletica | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kati Jo Spisak | ||
Date of birth | (1983-11-22) November 22, 1983 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Texas A&M Aggies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Washington Freedom | ||
2010 | Saint Louis Athletica | ||
2011 | Boston Breakers | ||
International career | |||
2004 | United States U-21 | ||
United States U-23 | |||
Managerial career | |||
2014–2021 | Washington Spirit (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kati Jo Spisak (born November 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer coach and retired American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. She is currently a super agent in Women's Soccer and owns her own boutique agency, Spisak Agency, in the NWSL.
Playing career
College
Spisak attended Texas A&M University where she was a three time All-American and team captain, and repeatedly on the Herman Trophy list. She would also earn team honors as Newcomer of the Year (2002) and Defensive MVP (2003). Spisak was inducted to the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 2018.
Club
Washington Freedom
After college, Spisak began her professional career with Washington Freedom. She would step into starting goalkeeper .
During the restructuring of the W-League into the new Women's Professional Soccer as the top flight women's league, the Washington Freedom officially drafted Spisak.
Saint Louis and Boston
Ahead of the 2010 season, Spisak joined Saint Louis Athletica, competing with Hope Solo. Athletica would fold mid-way during the season, releasing all rostered players as free agents.
After Athletica folded, Spisak joined Boston Breakers.
International
Spisak was named to the United States U-21 team that competed and won the 2004 Nordic Cup.
Managing career
Washington Spirit
Ahead of the 2014 season, Spisak would return to Washington as an assistant coach for the Washington Spirit, supporting Mark Parsons.
She also worked as head coach of the Washington Spirit Reserves and guided the team to their first W-League Title in 2015.
Honors
Manager
Washington Spirit Reserves
References
- "Spisak, Kati Jo". Texas A&M Aggies. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Kati Jo Spisak | Washington Spirit Profile". spisakagency.com. March 11, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Kati Jo Spisak announced as Spirit assistant coach". washingtonspirit.com. March 11, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "About Kati Jo Spisak". bethesdasoccer.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Texas A&M Soccer Annual Team Award Winners". tamu.edu. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "New goalie giving Washington Freedom at back". www.gazette.net. June 27, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "2009 WPS Draft Results". ussocerplayers.com. January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- Lauren Salter (April 1, 2010). "Women's Soccer: St. Louis Athletica Announces Final Roster". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "WPS team St. Louis Athletica announces shock shut down mid-season". Soccer Wire. May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Boston Breakers | 2011 Squad Statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "U.S. U-21 squad named for 2004 Nordic Cup". ussoccer.com. July 13, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ Paul Kennedy (July 27, 2015). "Washington Spirit Reserves claim first W-League title". Soccer America. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Washington Freedom (soccer) players
- Saint Louis Athletica players
- Boston Breakers players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Soccer players from Missouri
- Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players
- Women's Professional Soccer players
- United States women's youth international soccer players