Clare Rustad

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Clare Rustad
Personal information
Full name	Clare Rustad
Date of birth	(1983-05-27) May 27, 1983
Place of birth	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, defender
Youth career
2001–2004	University of Washington
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2005	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	19	(0)
2007	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	12	(0)
2009–2010	Toronto Lady Lynx	14	(2)
National team^‡
2000–2008	Canada	45	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:16, 2 August 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:16, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Clare Rustad (born May 27, 1983) is a former Canadian soccer midfielder. Her last club was the Toronto Lady Lynx in 2010. She played for Canada women's national soccer team between 2000 and 2008, making 45 appearances and scoring three goals.

Playing career

Rustad played collegiate soccer for the University of Washington between 2001 and 2004, professionally for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. She is a distinguished alumnus of Gordon Head Soccer Association.

Rustad competed for the Canada national under-19 soccer team at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, winning the silver medal.^[1] She made her international debut for Canada on June 26, 2000 against China in the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. She last represented Canada at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, retiring from international football afterwards.^[1]

Rustad lives on Saltspring Island in British Columbia. She began medical school at the University of Toronto in 2008 and graduated in 2012. She has a molecular biology degree from the University of Washington and a masters degree in epidemiology from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Rustad is currently a resident in Family Medicine in Ontario.^[2] In March 2013, Rustad joined the National Organizing Committee for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada.^[1]

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Clare Rustad joins NOC for Canada 2015". FIFA.com. March 14, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
↑ Smith, Elaine (August 12, 2008). "Rustad, soccer team off to Olympic quarter-finals". U of T News (University of Toronto). Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.

v t e Canada women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 LeBlanc 2 Robinson 3 Zurrer 4 Rustad 5 Gayle 6 Schmidt 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Franko 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Walsh 14 Tancredi 15 Lang 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod Coach: Pellerud

Persondata
Name	Rustad, Clare
Alternative names
Short description	Association footballer
Date of birth	May 27, 1983
Place of birth	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

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