Jennifer Leiva

Jennifer Leiva
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Cristiana Leiva Medrano[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 32)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Nicaragua U20 2 (0)
2010 Nicaragua 6 (0)
Managerial career
2013 Nicaragua Women (assistant coach)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2010.[1]

Jennifer Cristiana Leiva Medrano (born 10 November 1991) is a Nicaraguan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Nicaragua women's national team.

International career

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Leiva capped for Nicaragua at senior level during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification and the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]

Managerial career

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In 2012, Leiva was found to have a brain tumor. She consequently retired from her playing career and by 2013 she was the assistant coach of the Nicaragua women's national team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Jennifer Leiva at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ Pérez, Andrés (15 April 2013). "Jennifer Leiva, ejemplo de superación y talento" [Jennifer Leiva, an example of self-improvement and talent]. Sólo Fútbol Femenino (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.