Cori Callahan

Cori Alexander
Personal information
Full name	Corinne Renae Callahan
Birth name	Corinne Renae Alexander
Date of birth	May 6, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	California Golden Bears (assistant coach)
Youth career
0000–2003	College Park Falcons
0000–2004	Pleasanton Rage
College career
Years	Team
2003–2006	Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2008	Seattle Sounders
2009	Sky Blue FC
International career
1999	United States U14
2002	United States U19
2006	United States U21
2006–2008	United States U23
Managerial career
2003–2009	FC Portland
	Mustang Soccer Club
	Walnut Creek Soccer Club
2009–2010	College Park Falcons (assistant)
2010	San Diego Toreros (assistant)
2011–	California Golden Bears (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corinne Renae Callahan (née Alexander; born May 6, 1985) is an American soccer coach, artistic photographer and former goalkeeper.

University career

Callahan had a standout career at the University of Portland from 2003 through 2006, where she backstopped the Pilots to the 2005 NCAA Division I national championship, capping off an undefeated season. She saved two penalty kicks in the penalty shootout of the semi-final match against Penn State; that performance helped to name her the NCAA tournament's Defensive Most Valuable Player.

At Portland, she became the program's all-time leader in saves with 263, shutouts with 39, and finished with a 0.59 goals against average (GAA), which is fifth in program history, earning All-American status.

Professional career

After leaving Portland, Callahan moved on to the W-League, where she played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2007 and the Seattle Sounders in 2008.

On October 6, 2008, she was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by Sky Blue FC in the 2008 WPS General Draft. She remained on the roster for Sky Blue in WPS throughout the 2009 season, earning a winner's medal for the inaugural WPS Championship.

International career

Callahan has won caps for the United States at the under-21 and under-23 levels. For the U-21s, she started every match in the 2007 Nordic Cup, and returned to the Nordic Cup with the U-23 team in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Photography

Callahan is the founder of a photography site, Cori Alexander Photography, which displays her portfolio containing a number of galleries. These galleries include images of nature settings, bridges such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge, and an ongoing collection titled "365", designed to capture one moment for every day of the year.

Personal life

Callahan's brother, Clint Alexander, is the director of East Coast casting for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Her mother works for the Contra Costa Times, and her father has battled multiple sclerosis for many years. Portions of sales that she makes out of her photography site go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She married Matt Callahan in May 2015, and has three children.^[1]

References

^ "Cori Callahan". California Golden Bears. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

External links

[1] "Cori Callahan". California Golden Bears. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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