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Diana Redman
Personal information
Full name Diana Redman
Birth name Diana Redman
Date of birth (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Queens, New York, New York, U.S.
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2008 Queens College Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Long Island Rough Riders 15 (1)
2007–2012 Maccabi Holon 53 (6)
2013–2014 Pali Blues 6 (0)
2015 Santa Teresa 10 (0)
International career
2006–2020 Israel 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diana Redman (Hebrew: דיאנה איריס בר-עוז; born 2 July 1984) is an American-Israeli footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. She played for Maccabi Holon in the Israeli Ligat Nashim, and for Santa Teresa in the Spanish Primera División. Internationally, she has represented Israel.

Early life and education

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Diana Redman (or Dayana Raidman/Radman, Hebrew: דיאנה איריס רדמן) was born in New York, to a Jewish family. She attended New Hyde Park Memorial High School in New York.[1] She was offered a full athletic scholarship by Rider University; however, she transferred to Queens College after her freshman year. Intending only to stay at Queens a semester before transferring to a more prestigious institution, she changed her mind after joining the soccer program headed by former Israeli international Roby Young.[2]

While playing for Queens College in New York she was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) nominee for Woman of the Year, and received Queens College Knight Athlete of the Year.[3][4]

Redman graduated from Queens College in May 2009 with a Masters of Fine Arts with a specialty in Poetry and Creative Writing, a BA in Sociology with a concentration in social research and statistics, and a BA in English while receiving the Zolot Award for Literary Promise.[2] She graduated from Tel Aviv University with her second Master's degree concentrated in Trauma and Crisis, from the Bob Shapell School of Social Work. Before committing to a professional soccer career, she earned All American honors in the Heptathlon and ran track and field at Rider University.[5][6]

Playing career

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Club

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While still in college, Redman played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the American W-League.[2]

In 2006, she moved to Israel and joined Maccabi Holon in the Israeli Women's First League.[7] During her time with Maccabi Holon, she made six UEFA Women's Champions League appearances.[8] Redman has been featured on Israel Sports Radio and Haaretz for both her academic and athletic achievements.[9][10]

In 2013, Redman returned to the W-League, playing for the Pali Blues.[11][12] In 2014, Redman trialed with Houston Dynamo, but was injured during the pre-season.[13] In 2015, Redman signed with Spanish club Santa Teresa CD.[14]

International

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Redman made her debut for Israel in 2007 during a match against Cyprus in Cyprus.

Life outside football

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While playing in Israel, Redman balanced her professional soccer playing career while working as a social worker, developing sports education programs for young girls in Israel and around the world, and working as a freelance photographer.[2][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Diana Redman". Queens College Knights. Queens College - The City University of New York. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Alumni Spotlight: Diana Redman '08". Queens College - The City University of New York. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Woman of the Year nominees chosen". ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Redman and Honeyman Named Silver Knights". Queens College - The City University of New York. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Empire State Games Results for Diana Redman". Empire State Games. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. ^ "2001 NYSPHSAA championships". New York State Sportswriters Association. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. ^ Bar Oz Diana Iris - player details 2006/2007 Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine IFA (in Hebrew)
  8. ^ "Players > Diana Redman > Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  9. ^ Israel Sports Radio http://israelsportsradio.com/ Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ a b Ferber, Alona (16 March 2012). "Where no woman has gone before". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  11. ^ "2013 Stats". Pali Blues Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Blues Announce 2013 Squad". United Soccer Leagues. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  13. ^ Singing in Spanish: Diana Redman Had a Dream Come True Izhar Kishon, 17 January 2015, Sport5 (in Hebrew)
  14. ^ Tamara Antolin y Diana Redman, nuevas jugadoras del Santa Teresa Cesáreo Martín González, 3 January 2015, VAVEL (in Spanish)
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