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{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dianne Alagich
| image = Dianne Alagich.jpg
| caption = Alagich playing for [[Adelaide United FC (W-League)|Adelaide United]] in 2008
| fullname = Dianne Marie Alagich<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Australia |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=2 |date=15 September 2007 |access-date=10 April 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923143137/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|05|12}}
| birth_place = [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]]
| height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}
| currentclub  = 
| clubnumber  =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1= 1997–2000
| clubs1= [[Adelaide Sensation]]
| caps1= 
| goals1 = 
| years2= 2001–2003
| clubs2= [[San Jose CyberRays]]
| caps2= 35
| goals2 = 1
| years3= 2003–2004
| clubs3= [[Adelaide Sensation]]
| caps3= 
| goals3 = 
| years4= 2006–2008
| clubs4= [[NSW Sapphires]]
| caps4= 
| goals4 = 
| years5= 2008–2009
| clubs5= [[Adelaide United FC (W-League)|Adelaide United]]
| caps5= 10
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1= 1995–2008
| nationalteam1= [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps1= 86 | nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = 6 January 2009
}}
'''Dianne Marie Alagich''' (born 12 May 1979) is an [[Australians|Australian]] former [[Association football|soccer]] player, who last played for [[Adelaide United FC (W-League)|Adelaide United]] in the [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] in 2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adelaide United Profile |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile&pid=433&tid=265 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314134111/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_profile |archive-date=14 March 2011 |access-date=16 April 2009}}</ref> and the [[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]] in 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004223733/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=1/index.html FIFA Player Profile]</ref> A [[Defender (association football)|defender]], she was [[Cap (sports)|capped]] 86 times, scoring on three occasions. She is the younger sister of former [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] player [[Richie Alagich]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filosi |first=Gianluca |date=26 January 2018 |title=Alagich not surprised by W-League's growth |url=https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/alagich-not-surprised-w-leagues-growth |publisher=[[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]}}</ref> On 19 December 2000, she was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dianne Alagich |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/972618 |access-date=31 December 2012 |publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]] |archive-date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041432/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=972618&search_type=advanced&showInd=true |url-status=live }}</ref>

Alagich also excelled as a layaker, having been an Australian junior representative.<ref name="Matildas">{{Cite book |last1=Howe |first1=Andrew|last2=Werner|first2=Greg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CRdnaPy8oB4C&q=honest&pg=PA182 |title=Encyclopedia of Matildas |publisher=Fair Play Publishing |isbn=978-1-925914-74-0 |language=en |orig-year=2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIFA player|1}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040306173745/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/dianne_alagich/ Profile] at [[Women's United Soccer Association]]

{{Australia Squad 1999 Women's World Cup}}
{{Australia women's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia squad 2003 OFC Women's Championship}}
{{Australia Squad 2003 Women's World Cup}}
{{Australia Squad 2004 Summer Olympics (Women's Football)}}
{{Australia squad 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}
{{Australia Squad 2007 Women's World Cup}}
{{Australia squad 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}
{{Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame}}

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[[Category:Australian Institute of Sport soccer players]]
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[[Category:San Jose CyberRays players]]
[[Category:1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
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[[Category:Olympic soccer players for Australia]]
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