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Tina Ellertson
Personal information
Full name	Christina Jo Ellertson
Date of birth	20 May 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Vancouver, Washington, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Saint Louis Athletica
Number	8
Youth career
2001–2004	Washington Huskies
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 28 September 2009 (UTC).; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:33, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Tina Ellertson (born Christina Frimpong on 20 May 1982, in Vancouver, Washington) is an American soccer defender currently playing for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Life to College

Born Christina Frimpong, Ellertson grew up in Vancouver, Washington, a child of a Nigerian mother and a Ghanaian father who emigrated to the U.S. She played soccer throughout her childhood and signed to go to the Santa Clara University, but instead went to the University of Washington. The decision was hard since at age 18, she gave birth to her daughter, MacKenzie. She competed in soccer throughout college to become one of UW's most respected forwards. She was named Pacific Ten Conference co-player of the year in 2003 and player of the year in 2004.

[edit] Pro career

After April Heinrichs's reign as coach, Ellertson tried out for the women's national soccer team, and earned her first cap against Ukraine on July 10, 2005. New coach Greg Ryan moved her to defender. She has been named to the U.S. roster for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Ellertson has also played for the Seattle Sounders of the W-League.

On September 16, 2008, Ellertson was one of the three players drafted for Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS allocation of national team members, with the new league starting play in April 2009. Ellertson was a consistently solid presence in the Athletica back line, logging 1748 minutes for the season, the most on the team. She played as team captain whenever Lori Chalupny was not on the field, made the All-Star team, and was nominated for WPS's Defender of the Year award.

[edit] Personal life

She is married to Brad Ellertson and they have two daughters.^[1] MacKenzie is seven and Mya is a newborn. Her twin sister, Crystal Frimpong, played soccer at University of Florida. Prior to her marriage, she played under her maiden name, Frimpong.

[edit] References

^ "Ellertson Clearly Sees Both Sides". Washington Post. 18 September 2007. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/17/AR2007091701753.html?tid=informbox. Retrieved 28 September 2009.

[edit] External links

as Tina Frimpong FIFA competition record
as Tina Ellertson FIFA competition record
US Soccer player profile
Saint Louis Athletica player profile
Washington Huskies player profile

[0] "Ellertson Clearly Sees Both Sides". Washington Post. 18 September 2007. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/17/AR2007091701753.html?tid=informbox. Retrieved 28 September 2009.

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