Homare Sawa

is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography
As a professional athlete, she was played with the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003. In 2004 she was named Women's Player of the Year for the Asian Football Confederation. In 2009 and 2010, Sawa was part of Women's Professional Soccer.Women's Professional Soccer, "WPS Holds Initial International Draft,"  September 24, 2008; retrieved 2012-3-12.

Sawa has played for the Japan national team, including the team which won the 2011 World Cup. "Women's World Cup: Japan celebrate win on penalties," BBC. July 18, 2011; retrieved 20112. She participated in the last five World Cups.CBC Sports,  "Team profile: Japan"; retrieved 2012-3-13. Sawa was part of the women's team at the 1996, the 2004, the 2008.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics),  Homare Sawa ; retrieved 2012-3-12.  She was a member of the team which won a silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics at London.London2012.com, Homare Sawa ;  "Japan's women footballers irked by Olympic flight seating," BBC. July 18, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-10.

Statistics
Japan Football AssociationList of match in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 at Japan Football Association 
Japan national teamYearAppsGoals19934419946119958019961031997713199810419998020001120018620028520031210200482200593200617720071462008157200910201015320111452012101201320201481201581Total20583

Honors
In 2012, Sawa was named the "FIFA Women's World Player of the Year". In ceremonies in Switzerland, she was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or.FIFA.com,  "Homare Sawa at the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 Gala,"  January 9, 2012; retrieved 2012-3-12. Japanese government officials commented that Sawa and her team-mates inspired confidence after the devastation caused by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. "Japan's Women on Top of the World," Highlighting Japan, October 2011;  "Japan's PM hails FIFA award-winning captain, coach,"  Xinhua. January 10, 2012; retrieved 2012-3-23.

References

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