Sonia Bompastor

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Sonia Bompastor (French: [sɔnja bɔ̃pastɔʁ], European Portuguese: [ˈsɔnjɐ βõpɐʃˈtoɾ]; born 8 June 1980) is a French football manager and former player who manages Chelsea of the English Women's Super League. She is the first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager, and is widely considered to be one of the best women's players in French history. Bompastor was a midfielder, preferably on the left side; she also played at left back. She was a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year, and following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in the United States, earned Player of the Month and All-Star honors. Bompastor began her football career joining US Mer in 1988. In 1992, she joined US Thoury. In the same year, she earned selection to nationally recognized Clairefontaine academy joining alongside a select group of female players. After her stint at Clairefontaine, she joined Tours...

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