Anna Kraus
 

(Courtesy of Menlo College)
Position: Defender
Era: 2000-2001
DOB: 1980.07.29
Height: 5'4"
Hometown: Mountain View, Calif.
College: Santa Clara University
 
Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Min G A Pts Y/R W-L-D
2000 1/0 22 0 0 0 0/0 1-0-0
2001 5/4 372 0 0 0 0/0 1-4-0
Total 6/4 394 0 0 0 0/0 2-4-0
 
National Team Highlights
  • Part of a young U.S. squad that traveled to Italy for a game before competing in the 2001 Algarve Cup.
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    National Team Milestones
    First Cap:2000.07.07 vs. Italy
    First Goal:None.
    Final Cap:2001.03.17 vs. Norway
     
    Youth National Team Highlights
  • Started all four games at the 2000 and 2001 Nordic Cups in helping the U-21s win a pair of titles.
  • A starting defender on the U-18 squad that won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
  • Also played for the U-16s.
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    Professional Highlights
  • Played in nine games, starting eight, for the Spirit in 2002.
  • Traded during the 2002 sesason to the San Diego Spirit for the Spirit's second-round pick (10th overall) in the 2003 WUSA Draft.
  • Selected in the 1st round with the 7th overall pick by the Atlanta Beat in the 2002 WUSA Draft.
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    Collegiate Highlights
  • Played for Santa Clara University from 1998-2001 and helped the Broncos with the 2001 NCAA title.
  • Named Second-Team All-WCC as a senior in 2001. Started all 25 games.
  • Played in 16 games as a junior in 2000 and scored her only goal of the season with three minutes left in the NCAA quarterfinals against Notre Dame to force the game into overtime.
  • In 1999, named Second-Team All-WCC as she played in all 24 games, starting 23. Scored one goal with six assists.
  • As a freshman, played in all 24 games with 19 starts and recorded four assists.
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    Last We Heard
  • An assistant coach at Menlo College in Atherton, Calif.
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