Tanya Kalivas


Tanya Eleni Kalivas, known in Greece as Tanya Kalyvas, is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she had been a member of the Greece women's national team.

College career

Kalivas attended the Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

Club career

Kalivas played for the California Storm in the WPSL.

International career

Kalivas was one of eight American-born players that competed for the Greece women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She participated in the build-up to the Olympic tournament by playing in several friendlies, including a draw with Russia on 22 February 2004. She made two appearances at the final tournament as Greece finished last.

Personal life

Kalivas is married to fellow footballer Martha West, whom she met when playing on opposite sides in a New York Metropolitan Women's Soccer League game. Before the wedding Kalivas and West played a football match, captaining teams consisting of their friends and family, to decide who would take the surname of whom. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, so they decided they would both keep their names.