Hope Solo (born July 30, 1981) is a professional soccer player who played goalkeeper for the US Women's Soccer Team during the 2011 Women's World Cup.
Solo was born in Richland, Washington on July 30, 1981.[2][3] Her father Jeffrey, a man of Italian descent who grew up in the Bronx, was a sometimes-homeless Vietnam War veteran. It was Jeffrey who taught her how to play soccer. Although her parents divorced when she was six and she lived with her mother, Solo maintained a close relationship with her father, who continued to be a major influence in her life until his sudden death in June 2007.
On August 29, 2011 Hope Solo was confirmed to be a contestant on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. She is paired with professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
