Vanina Correa

Summary

Vanina Noemí Correa (born 14 August 1983) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rosario Central and the Argentina women's national team.

Vanina Correa
Personal information
Full name Vanina Noemí Correa
Date of birth (1983-08-14) August 14, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rosario Central
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
2020–2021 Espanyol 8 (0)
2021 San Lorenzo
2022– Rosario Central 0 (0)
2022Universidad de Chile (loan)
International career
2003– Argentina 41 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up 2003 Peru
Winner 2006 Argentina
Third place 2018 Chile
Third place 2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2021

Club career edit

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

In the second half of 2022, she had a stint on loan with Universidad de Chile.[2]

International career edit

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Personal life edit

On 24 February 2014, Correa gave birth to twins,[6] who are the result of fertility treatments she did, in the company of her partner at that time.[7]

International Tournaments edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Vanina Correa: Un nombre histórico para el arco argentino" (in Spanish). Cielosports. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "La U cerró su mercado con el flamante fichaje de la argentina Vanina Correa". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ Vanina Correa – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Zandrino, Diego (9 June 2019). "From twins to a trio for Correa". FIFA. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Women's World Cup: Vanina Correa impresses in Argentina defeat by England". BBC Sport. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Vanina Correa: La expectativa es pasar la fase de grupo" (in Spanish). Noticias De. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ "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.

External links edit

  • Vanina Correa at BDFútbol
  • "Vanina Correa / Argentin / Gardien" (in French). SO FOOT.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  • "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ – Players – Vanina CORREA – Vanina Correa". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.