Linda Gancitano
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| Position: Defender |
| Era: 1985 |
| Height: 5'2" |
| Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. |
| College: University of Central Florida |
|
| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP/GS |
Min |
G |
A |
Pts |
Y/R |
W-L-D |
| 1985 |
2/1 |
135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0-2-0 |
| Total |
2/1 |
135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0-2-0 |
National Team Highlights
Member of the first ever National Team, she was the only substitute in the first ever National Team game against Italy. She also started the final match of the 1985 Mundialito against Denmark.
Tore her left ACL at the 1986 Olympic Festival ending her National Team career.
Named the Defensive MVP at the 1985 Olympic Festival in Baton Rouge, La. where the first National Team was selected.
National Team Milestones
Collegiate Highlights
Played at the University of Central Florida from 1981-1984.
Named the Defensive MVP of the first ever NCAA Final Four in 1982.
Named an NSCAA All-American and the Defensive MVP of the first AIAW National Championship in 1981.
Last We Heard
Teaches at Driftwood Middle School, a health and wellness magnate school in Hollywood, Fla. where she also coaches the middle school volleyball team.
Also coached girl’s high school soccer for three years at St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Organized the Human Peace Wave at the 2007 Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Fla.
