Katarina Tarr
Personal information
Full name Katarina Ann Tarr[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-10) April 10, 1987
Place of birth Whitefish, Montana, United States
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Missouri Tigers 82 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 River Cities
2007 Ryazan VDV
2009 Buffalo Flash 14 (1)
2010 Tennis Borussia Berlin 10 (0)
2010–2013 Essen-Schönebeck 43 (3)
2014 Portland Thorns 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katarina Ann Tarr (born April 10, 1987) is a retired American soccer defender who last played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for SG Essen-Schönebeck in the German Bundesliga and for WPSL and W-League sides River Cities FC, FC St. Louis and Buffalo Flash.

Early life

Born in Whitefish, Montana, Tarr was raised in Vancouver, Washington.[2] She attended Columbia River High School where she was named an all-league selection four times and was awarded first-team all-state honors three times.[3] Tarr also played for the regional Olympic developmentment program (ODP) team.[3]

Tarr attended the University of Missouri where she played for the Tigers from 2005 to 2008.[3] She earned All-Big 12 second team honors in 2007 and a spot on the 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament Team as the Tigers earned their first-ever conference title.[4] She finished her time at Missouri as the seventh all-time in career games played with 82 and ninth all-time in career games started with 75. As a defender, she scored five goals and served two assists during her collegiate career.[5]

Playing career

SGS Essen-Schönebeck, 2010-2012

Tarr played for SG Essen-Schönebeck in the Frauen Bundesliga, the top division league in Germany during the 2010/11 season. She scored 3 goals as a defender during her 20 appearances for the club.[2] The team finished ninth during the regular season with a 5–5–12 record.[6] She returned for the 2011/12 season and started in all seven of the matches in which she played.[7] SGS Essen-Schönebeck finished fifth during the regular season.[8] During the 2012/13 season, Tarr scored 1 goal in her 11 appearances for the club.[7] The club finished in sixth place during the regular season.[9]

Portland Thorns, 2014

In April 2014, it was announced that Tarr had signed with the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League for the 2014 season.[10] She made her first appearance for the club during a match against FC Kansas City on April 26, 2014.[2] Tarr appeared in 6 regular-season matches for the Thorns in 2014 before undergoing knee surgery.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Remis gegen SGS Essen" [Draw against SGS Essen]. Thuringian Football Association (in German). October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kat Tarr". Portland Thorns. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kat Tarr". University of Missouri. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Two Former Tigers on NWSL Opening Day Rosters". University of Missouri. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ Zimmer, Kurt (January 28, 2010). "River's Tarr will play pro soccer in Germany". The Columbian. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Frauen Bundesliga 2010/11". Soccer Way. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Kat Tarr". Soccer Way. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Frauen Bundesliga 2011/12". Soccer Way. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Frauen Bundesliga 2012/13". Soccer Way. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ Danzer, Paul (April 9, 2014). "Vancouver's Tarr signs with Thorns". The Columbian. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ Danzer, Paul (January 26, 2015). "Part-time pro? Kat Tarr hopes so". The Columbian. Retrieved May 10, 2018.


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