Julie Augustyniak

{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Julie Augustyniak |image = |caption = |fullname = Julie Ann Augustyniak<ref name='wusabio'/> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|2|1}} |birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |height = 5 ft 5 in |position = Defender |collegeyears1 = 1997–2000 |college1 = Clemson Tigers |collegecaps1 = |collegegoals1 = |years1 = 1997–2000 |clubs1 = Atlanta Classics |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2001–2003 |clubs2 = Atlanta Beat |caps2 = 43 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2004–2005 |clubs3 = 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |caps3 = 14 |goals3 = |years4 = 2005 |clubs4 = F.C. Indiana |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = 2006 |clubs5 = Atlanta Silverbacks Women |caps5 = |goals5 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = }}

'''Julie Ann Augustyniak''' (born February 1, 1979) is an American former professional soccer player who featured primarily as a defender.

==Early life and education== Augustyniak was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in Peachtree City, Georgia. She went to McIntosh High School and then Clemson University. While enrolled, she played for the Clemson Tigers women's soccer team. She was inducted into the McIntosh High School Hall of Fame in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 31, 2015 |title=McIntosh Hall of Fame weekend announced |url=https://thecitizen.com/2015/07/31/mcintosh-hall-fame-weekend-announced/ |newspaper=The Citizen |access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

==Career== She played for the Atlanta Classics of the W-League from 1997 to 2000, before joining the Beat at the team's inception. She was selected in the eighth round of the 2000 WUSA Draft by the Atlanta Beat as the 64th overall selection. Her twin sister Nancy Augustyniak also played for Atlanta Beat. They were involved in the first instance of two sets of twins that faced each other in a professional game when the Beat played against the Washington Freedom in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2002/0426/1374623.html |title=Augustyniaks battle Littles in history-making showdown |date=April 26, 2002 |website=ESPN FC |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref>

She joined the F.C. Indiana for the 2005 season. In the summer of 2006, she played for the Atlanta Silverbacks Women.

==Personal life== She married Christopher Tuff. She is currently teaching at Holy Innocents' and coaching at Top Hat.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==Career statistics== ===Club=== ''These statistics are incomplete and currently represent a portion of Augustyniak's career.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- | rowspan=4|Atlanta Beat | 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wusa.com/archives/2001/stats_standings/atlanta.html |title=Archived Season Stats & Standings – Atlanta Beat |website=Women's United Soccer Association |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030728134154/http://www.wusa.com/archives/2001/stats_standings/atlanta.html |archivedate=July 28, 2003 |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name='wusabio'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/julie_augustyniak/ |title=Bio – 15 – Julie Augustyniak |website=Women's United Soccer Association |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616161226/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/julie_augustyniak/ |archivedate=June 16, 2004 |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref> | WUSA | 10 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 0 |- | 2002<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wusa.com/stats_standings/atlanta/ |title=Current Season Team Stats & Standings – Atlanta Beat |website=Women's United Soccer Association |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020815180540/http://wusa.com/stats_standings/atlanta/ |archivedate=August 15, 2002 |accessdate=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name='wusabio'/> | WUSA | 20 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 21 || 0 |- | 2003<ref name='wusabio'/> | WUSA | 13 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0 |- ! colspan=2|Atlanta Beat total !43!!0!!4!!0!!47!!0 |- | rowspan=2|1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2004–05 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 14 || || || || 14 || |- ! colspan=2|1. FFC Turbine Potsdam total !14!!!!!!!!14!! |- !colspan=3|Career total !57!!0!!4!!0!!61!!0 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040616161226/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/julie_augustyniak/ Player profile] at Women's United Soccer Association * [https://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/wleague/players.php?id=00000346 Julie Augustyniak]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} profile from Atlanta Silverbacks * [http://www.pnn.de/regionalsport/145268/ Twin research: Julie Augustyniak ("Zwillingsforschung")] (in German)

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