Fionar

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fionar
Roleplaying World Cup footballer National Team Errinundera Local Team First Creek Falls Noted For national goalkeeper, captain, coach; coach of the winning World Cup 7 side; one-time leader of the nation

The nation's greatest ever football coach and goalkeeper. Played in World Cup 5; playing captain-coach in World Cup 6; non-playing coach World Cup 7, World Cup 8 and World Cup 9. The pinnacle of her footballing career was coaching the cup winning side in WC7.

World Cups

• Stats include qualifying matches
• leighm medal is voted upon by the Errinundrian coaching staff for the Player of the Series
• Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included in stats

World Cup 5

Had a great WC5 conceding 7 goals in 9 games (4 x 0, 4 x 1, 1 x 3).

• Deputy vice-captain
• 7 leighm votes (equal 4th place)
• Errinundera qualified but didn't progress beyond the group stages

World Cup 6

Consistently very good throughout the qualifiers and the tournament.

• Playing captain / coach
  • Qualifying rounds: 14 games, 5 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses, 22 goals for, 17 against, 20 points
  • Play-offs: 2 games, 1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses, 2 goals for, 1 against, 4 points
  • Group stage: 3 games, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 6 goals for, 4 against, 4 points
  • 2nd round: win
  • Quarter final: win
  • Semi-final: lost in penalty shoot-out
  • 3rd place play-off: lost
• Goalkeeping: conceded 12 goals in 15 matches including four in a row without conceding any
• 19 leighm votes (2nd)

World Cup 7

• Non-playing coach
  • Qualifying rounds: 9 games, 7 wins, 1 draw, 1 losses, 19 goals for, 6 against, 22 points
    • Errinundera forfeited one game in the qualifiers (see Errinundera News Media archive LEATHER SCANDALS)
  • Group stage: 3 games, 2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, 6 goals for, 2 against, 7 points
  • 2nd round: win
  • Quarter final: win
  • Semi-final: win
  • Cup final: win
• Errinundera wins the World Cup.
• Selected in the All Cup Squad as coach.

World Cup 8

• Non-playing coach
  • Qualifying rounds: 10 games, 5 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses, 20 goals for, 10 against, 18 points
  • Group stage: 3 games, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 6 goals for, 7 against, 4 points
  • 2nd round: lost

World Cup 9

• Non-playing coach
  • Qualifying rounds: 14 games, 6 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses, 19 goals for, 13 against, 22 points
  • Group stage: 3 games, 1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses, 3 goals for 5 against, 3 points, eliminated

Overall World Cup Coaching Record

• 4 world cup campaigns with a perfect qualifying record
• 70 matches including qualifiers
  • 35 wins
  • 17 draws
  • 18 losses
• 21 World Cup matches
  • 11 wins
  • 3 draws
  • 7 losses

Career off the Field

fionar’s career after retiring was even more stellar than her football career.

• Elected mayor of First Creek Falls
• Re-elected mayor 14 times (second only to longipesp in Rodger River)
• Elected Protector of Civic Choice, Economic Participation and the Natural Environment in the Errinundrian lower house of parliament (the most important political position in the country)
• Re-elected twice
• Married four times and had three children

Notable quotes

• On losing the first WC6 group match to a much lower rated side after the players had indulged in a depa gas rave the night before: “I give regnanse the opportunity to guard the goal in the first World Cup match and he goes out there totally wacked. antarcticad has the chance to show the world he is the most exciting striker in the game and he spends the match trying to stick his finger up the referee’s nose. If I could sack them all I would”
• Again: “Getting stoned is great. We all love doing it. But we are here to play football. Not to have fun. Sure, at the end of the World Cup, take a holiday. Totally blow your brain with whatever chemicals you like. But right now these guys are paid to win games. And if they have other plans then they can join oreadest on the scrap heap.”
• How you go about it is important but consistency in what you say isn't: “We all play football as if it were dancing - we want to enjoy ourselves and to score."
• After the team proceeded to the second round anyway: “It’s finally beginning to dawn on these guys that they are very, very good. We may be building a NationStates football superpower here. Who knows what may happen. This is a very exciting time to be a footballer in Errinundera.”
• The backbone of the World Cup 6 squad: “Our signature line-up is 3-4-3 but we are blessed with midfield players such as moschatuma, handesydek and horstrac who have an uncanny ability to read the play. snapier looks like she has the intellectual capacity to be included in this elite group. They are able to correctly judge the situation and adjust their play to be either defensive or attacking. I allow them to use their initiative. Their ability is reflected in our team’s reputation as a good defensive side.”
• After finishing fourth: “Eight years ago, when nobody played football in Errinundera, Spaam could justifiably have laughed at the thought of playing us. Not now. Other teams must take us very seriously.”
• When a substitution unbalanced the side and the opposition pulled a goal back: “I was shitting myself.”
• Describing the acrobatics of longipesp: “She’s able to maintain her composure no matter how topsy-turvy her situation. She’s a bit like a cat in that regard – she knows which way is up at all times.” (longipesp didn’t know what to make of that last comparison. “I’ve never seen a cat, so I wouldn’t know. I mean, how can you have cats if you can’t have cat food in Errinundera?”)
• On selecting inexperienced players against a low-rated side and losing: “Hey, I’m still learning too.”
• Who decides the balance of the team: “Some power greater than me is determining whether our side should have an attacking advantage or a defensive advantage.”
• On the elimination rounds: “Even if we get eliminated next match I know that Errinundrians will give them us an atomic homecoming.”
• How the team viewed the other WC7 semi-finalists after an emphatic win in their qualifying final: “We admire them all. But, of course, we aim to give them all a good thumping, like we managed to give Runaway Moose today.
• Other thoughts about opponents: “Our players actually enjoy the achievements of their opponents.”
• How the team is going to approach the Cup Final: “I am telling them to go out in the final and scream out to the crowd, ‘’’YES, WE ARE HERE!’’’ This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Enjoy it to the hilt, guys. It will probably never happen again. It is something to savour for the rest of your lives. Even if we lose I know that all Errinundrians will give us a huge welcome upon our return.”
• After Errinundera won WC7 on a penalty shoot-out: "It is a shame that it all came down to one kick. Really, Spaam was our equal on the day. We do not feel that we are better than them. We are proud to have played such a skilful and courageous side. Spaam deserves the respect of the entire football world."