Silvana Burtini

Silvana Burtini (born May 10, 1969) is a Canadian former soccer player. A forward, she represented Canada at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1998 Burtini was named Canadian Player of the Year and was part of the Canadian squad who won the CONCACAF Women's Championship.^[1] She has scored the third-most goals in Team Canada Women's Soccer history, with 38 in 77 games.

Silvana Burtini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-05-10) May 10, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Capilano Blues	9	(14)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Raleigh Wings
2001	Carolina Courage	17	(4)
International career
1987–2003	Canada	77	(38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At Capilano College, Burtini was BCCAA Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian in 1992–93.^[2][3]

As a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Burtini was presented with the British Columbia Police Award of Valour for saving a life in 2004.^[4]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 August 1993	New Hyde Park, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	4–0	1993 CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament
2.	12 April 1994	Milford, Trinidad & Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	2–0	Friendly
3.	13 August 1994	Montreal, Canada	Jamaica	2–0	7–0	1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4.				3–0
5.	15 August 1994		Mexico	1–0	6–0
6.				2–0
7.				4–0
8.				5–0
9.				6–0
10.	19 August 1994		Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	5–0
11.	8 June 1995	Helsingborg, Sweden	Nigeria	1–0	3–3	1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
12.				3–1
13.	7 June 1997	Oakford, United States	Australia	2–2	2–3	1997 Women's U.S. Cup
14.	28 August 1998	Toronto, Canada	Puerto Rico	1–0	21–0	1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
15.				2–0
16.				3–0
17.				5–0
18.				8–0
19.				9–0
20.				12–0
21.				13–0
22.	30 August 1998		Martinique	1–0	14–0
23.				2–0
24.				4–0
25.	1 September 1998		Guatemala	2–0	4–0
26.				3–0
27.				4–0
28.	21 May 1999	Vancouver, Canada	Mexico	2–0	3–0	Friendly
29.	19 June 1999	San Jose, United States	Japan	1–0	1–1	1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
30.	4 June 2000	Campbelltown, Australia	Australia	2–0	2–0	2000 Pacific Cup
31.	10 June 2000	Newscastle, Australia	Japan	2–?	5–1
32.				3–?
33.	11 November 2000	Columbus, United States	United States	3–?	3–1	Friendly
34.	10 February 2001	Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	1–0	4–0
35.	30 October 2002	Victoria, Canada	Haiti	2–0	11–1	2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
36.				10–1
37.	20 March 2003	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Greece	5–0	7–1	2003 Algarve Cup

References

1. Mackin, Bob (September 17, 2003). "Girls got game". Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
2. "Athletic Accomplishments".
3. "Capilano University Blues Women's Soccer All-Time Leaders – Goals" (PDF). Capilano Blues. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
4. "Silvana Burtini". www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015.

External links

• Silvana Burtini – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Silvana Burtini at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
• Burtini at Women's United Soccer Association