Defender Emily Zurrer made her second consecutive appearance at an Olympic Games and was a member of the Canadian’s women’s team that captured bronze in London.
Zurrer is one of the key figures on the Canadian defence. She is in her fourth season with the national team having played at the 2008 Olympic Games, where she started every game in the defensive backfield, and then went on to play at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.
She is a gold medallist at the 2004 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship in Canada, where she was named the tournament MVP. Twice she represented Canada at the U-20 Women’s World Cup – in 2004 in Thailand and in 2006 in Russia.
At the University of Illinois, Zurrer was three times named to the Big Ten All-Tournament teams, awarded the 2006 Defensive Player of the Year and scored 11 goals (6 game winners) and led her team in most playing time.
Defender Emily Zurrer made her second
consecutive appearance at an Olympic
Games and was a member of the
Canadian’s women’s team that captured
bronze in London.
Zurrer is one of the key figures on the
Canadian defence. She is in her fourth
season with the national team having
played at the 2008 Olympic Games, where
she started every game in the defensive
backfield, and then went on to play at the
2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.
She is a gold medallist at the 2004
CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship
in Canada, where she was named the
tournament MVP. Twice she represented
Canada at the U-20 Women’s World Cup –
in 2004 in Thailand and in 2006 in Russia.
At the University of Illinois, Zurrer was
three times named to the Big Ten All-
Tournament teams, awarded the 2006
Defensive Player of the Year and scored 11
goals (6 game winners) and led her team
in most playing time.
