Background
Gebauer grew up in Reston, Virginia and began playing soccer at age six.
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Gebauer attended the University of North Carolina and played for the Tar Heels led by national team coach at the time, Anson Dorrance.
Career
She was inducted into the Virginia-District of Columbia Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009. University of North Carolina
Club
= Raleigh Wings From 1998–2000, Gebauer played for the Raleigh Wings and was co-captain of the two-time National Championship winning team in the West-League. = Raleigh Capital Express In 1999, Gebauer made history when she became the first female to suit up and play with men on the Raleigh Capital Express a team in the second level division in the United States at the time.
Nearly 2,000 fans showed up for the game, one of the largest crowds for the season.
International
Gebauer played for the United States women"s national soccer team from 1987–1991. Gebauer was the color commentator for collegiate women"s soccer on the Fox Sports Network for five years.
Foreign seven years, she was the lead analyst for coverage of the United States. Women"s National Soccer team on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, including the 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cup. In 2001, she was an analyst for TNT during their broadcast of WUSA games, the first women"s professional soccer league in the United States.
Achievements
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Considered a pioneer of women"s soccer in the United States, Gebauer played on the 1991 United States women"s national soccer team that won the first Women"s World Cup in China. A highly decorated player, Gebauer was a three-time All-American, three-time National Champion, and was also on the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll. In 1991, she was part of the team that won the first Women's World Cup in China and scored a goal during the final group match.
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