Helen Stoumbos
Helen Stoumbos (born October 18, 1970) is a Canadian retired soccer player and television broadcaster. A Center Midfield, she represented Canada at the 1995 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup and scored the team's first ever goal at World Cup level. Stoumbos was a member of the winning Canadian squad at the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship and was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Stoumbos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Guelph, Ontario | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1993 | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Buffalo FFillies | |||
| Toronto Inferno | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–2000 | Canada | 35 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 1 September 2013 (UTC) | |||
After injury curtailed Stoumbos' playing career, she moved into television broadcasting, working on football coverage from Sportsnet, CBC Sports and GolTV.
Helen went on to host and produce a number of sports related TV Series: Direct Kicks, Direct Kicks for Chicks, Slapstick TV: The Hockey Show, SportsTrek and most recently We Live Soccer. These series aired on various networks in Canada, the US and Malaysia.
Currently Helen is the President/CEO of The GOOD Games, Canada's biggest festival of sport. The event includes sports competitions for athletes 20+ as well as a massive Olympic style sports festival.
In 2016, together with 3 former teammates, Helen launched the Canadian Women's Soccer Alumni Association.