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Sport:     Soccer - National Women's Soccer Team   Community:     Guelph, ON   Languages:     English, Greek   Why the environment is important to me:     The environment gives us the air we breathe. Clean air creates an optimum environment for an athlete to train in. But more importantly, as a human being existing on this planet, it is important for us to do what we can to enjoy the universe as it was intended to be...free of any damaging effects. This will give us optimum life.   Why I'm a Clean Air Champion:     I think it is important that we each do what we can to preserve our world, our environment, our air. It is what gives us life...so lets be kind to it.		View full size image

Career Highlights
	Introducing Helen Stoumbos:
		As a soccer player: Played for Canada from 1992-2000 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008 First Canadian ever to score a World Cup Goal (male or female) 34 international caps Participated in the 1993 World University Games Participated in the 1995 Women's World Cup in Sweden As a TV personality: Host/Producer/Writer of Direct Kicks: The Soccer Show since 1998 (Sportsnet, CHUM TV, Fox Sportsworld Canada, Gol TV) (150 episodes) Host/Producer/Writer of Slapstick in 2001/2002 (26 episodes) (Sportsnet) Host/Sr. Producer/Writer of Direct Kicks for Chicks (26 episodes) (WTSN, Fox Sportworld Canada, and Gol TV) Host/Producer/Writer of Sportstrek, a youth sport series (Sportsnet) Color Commentator for Women’s Soccer, 1999-present (Sportsnet, and CBC) Writer of the book Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, published by Greystone Books
	Top performances:
		Scoring the first goal for Canada (male or female) in the 1995 FIFA World Cup Inducted to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2008) Playing in Montpellier before a Paris St German vs Montpellier match in 1995 Winning a National Championship with Wiflfrid Laurier University
	Career and interests:
		Video/TV production
	Contact:
		Send a message to Helen
	Visit Helen's web site:
		http://www.gleamtv.com
	To learn more about Helen's sport, visit:
		http://www.canadasoccer.com
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