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Maria Peter Yatrakis (born 10 June 1980), known in Greece as Maria Giatrakis (Greek: Μαρία Γιατράκη), is an American-born Greek football manager and former player, who played as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.

Maria Yatrakis

Personal information
Full name	Maria Peter Yatrakis[1]
Date of birth	(1980-06-10) 10 June 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth	Brooklyn, United States
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	QBIK
National team
2004	Greece	29 (?)	(0)
Teams managed
	Columbia Lions (women) (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Yatrakis was born in Brooklyn Heights to Greek immigrant parents.

College career

Yatrakis attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.[2]

Club career

After college, Yatrakis tried out for the Women's United Soccer Association but was cut. In 2006, she joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club QBIK.

International career

With the Athens Olympics approaching, Yatrakis applied for Greek citizenship in 2002, and joined the Greek national team that same year. She was one of several American-born Greek players on the team.[3] She played for the Greece women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Managerial career

Yatrakis worked as an assistant coach for the Columbia University Lions.

See also

• Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics

References

External links

• Maria Yatrakis – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Maria Yatrakis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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