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Claire Josephine Scanlan (born 21 February 1972) is an Irish soccer coach and former midfielder for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She played for clubs in the American W-League, the Japanese L. League and the English FA Women's Premier League. ==Club career== Scanlan began playing in the Dublin women's league as an 11-year-old, with Rush Athletic. While attending St. Joseph's Secondary School Scanlon also played camogie and cricket. She became the first female to play hurling at Croke Park with the school team, and marked the occasion with a goal. After six seasons with Rush Athletic, Scanlan moved to Dublin rivals Swords Celtic. She returned to Rush Athletic and won Leinster Senior League Division Two honours with the club in 1990–91.〔 In 1992 Scanlan took up a soccer scholarship to Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania. She was selected to the All-American team in 1994 and 1995 and was named both Division II Player of the Year and Conference Player of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Claire Scanlan Assistant Coach )〕 After graduating Scanlan signed a full-time professional contract to play for OKI F.C. Winds, a club in Japan's L. League.〔〔 She returned to Ireland for a brief spell with Shelbourne Ladies, before heading back to America in August 1999.〔 She won a W-League title with Springfield Sirens in 2000, before turning out for Memphis Mercury (2001 and 2002) and Boston Renegades (2003). Meanwhile, Scanlan had joined Leeds United and was playing for the Yorkshire club in the FA Women's Premier League National Division during the winter season. After three seasons at Leeds, Scanlan joined Bristol Rovers as player-assistant manager to Gary Green.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gas Girls Won’t Burn Out )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claire Scanlan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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