Vanina Correa

Vanina Noemí Correa (born 13 August 1983) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish Primera División club RCD Espanyol and the Argentina women's national team.

In this article, the surname is Correa.
Vanina Correa
Personal information
Full name Vanina Noemí Correa
Date of birth (1983-08-14) August 14, 1983
Place of birth Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Rosario Central
2002–2003 Banfield
2003–2005 Boca Juniors
2005–2008 Banfield
2008–2009 Boca Juniors
2009 Renato Cesarini
2015 Rosario Central
2016–2018 Social Lux
2019 Rosario Central
2019–2020 San Lorenzo
2020– Espanyol 0 (0)
National team‡
2003– Argentina 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2019

Club career

Correa has played for Renato Cesarini, Boca Juniors, Social Lux, Rosario Central and San Lorenzo in her country.

International career

She played the inaugural match of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup against Germany, which Argentina lost 11–0, the biggest defeat in the history of the tournament until Thailand lost 13–0 to the United States in 2019. The following year she was the starting goalkeeper in the 2008 Summer Olympics women's football tournament.[2]

When Argentina failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Correa retired from football the following year. She was persuaded into a national team comeback in 2017, when coach Carlos Borrello encountered her at a domestic fixture. She played in all seven of Argentina's matches at the 2018 Copa América Femenina and in both legs of the subsequent CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off win over Panama.[3]

At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Correa won acclaim for her performance in Argentina's 1–0 defeat by England in Le Havre. She made six saves including a penalty kick from Nikita Parris. English coach Phil Neville was effusive in his praise: "Their goalkeeper was incredible. I saw her before the game and she was unbelievable, even in the warm-up. What you've seen tonight is an unbelievable goalkeeping performance." The BBC Sport report described Correa's display as "a form of redemption", after her unhappy experiences at the 2003 and 2007 editions of the tournament.[4]

Personal life

On 24 February 2014, Correa gave birth to twins,[5] who are the result of fertility treatments she did, in the company of her partner at that time.[6]

International Tournaments
Championship Country Result
2003 South American Women's Football Championship  Peru Runners-up
2006 South American Women's Football Championship  Argentina Winners
Football at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's tournament  Dominican Republic Fourth Place
Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's tournament  Brazil Group stage
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup  United States Group stage
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup  China Group stage
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament  China Group stage
2018 Copa América Femenina  Chile Third Place
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup  France Group Stage
2019 Pan American Games  Peru Runners-up

References
  1. "Vanina Correa: Un nombre histórico para el arco argentino" (in Spanish). Cielosports. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. Vanina Correa – FIFA competition record
  3. Zandrino, Diego (9 June 2019). "From twins to a trio for Correa". FIFA. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Women's World Cup: Vanina Correa impresses in Argentina defeat by England". BBC Sport. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. "Vanina Correa: La expectativa es pasar la fase de grupo" (in Spanish). Noticias De. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. "Todo terreno: Vanina Correa es arquera de selección, mamá y trabaja de cajera" (in Spanish). Con La Gente Noticias. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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