Career
A Center Midfield, she represented Canada at the 1995 edition of the Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup and scored the team"s first ever goal at World Cup level After injury curtailed Stoumbos" playing career, she moved into television broadcasting, working on football coverage from Sportsnet, Canadian Broadcasting Company Sports and GolTV.
From 1989 to 1993 Stoumbos played college soccer for Wilfrid Laurier University. She returned to coach the team in 1996 and was inducted into the University"s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
During the late 1990s Stoumbos played professionally in the North American West-League for Buffalo FFillies and Toronto Inferno.
Stoumbos represented Canada at the World Student Games in July 1993. She had already made her senior national team debut the previous month, in a 4–0 defeat to Italy in Columbus, Ohio.
At the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup, Stoumbos became the first Canadian player of either gender to score a World Cup goal. With Canada 3–0 down to England in their opening match, she scored direct from a corner kick in the 87th minute as England goalkeeper Pauline Cope missed her punch.
Geri Donnelly pulled another goal back in injury time but Canada lost 3–2.
Canada qualified for the 1999 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup by winning the 1998 CONCACAF Women"s Championship, in the absence of the United States who had qualified automatically as hosts. Stoumbos was not named in the squad for the finals, undergoing knee surgery just before the tournament.