Lisa Casagrande


Lisa Maree Casagrande is an Australian retired footballer. She played at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1995 and 1999, and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Club career

Casagrande played as a forward for the Goonellabah Football Club, the Northern NSW Pride and the Canberra Eclipse.

International career

Casagrande made her international debut at age 14 in a match against Japan. She represented the Australian team 64 times playing as a midfielder. She played at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring a goal against the United States in the qualification; at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney.
She competed at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001, and retired at age 22. In 2013, the Football Federation Australia named her to its "Teams of the Decade" for 1990–1999.