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Tiffeny Milbrett

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Tiffeny Milbrett

Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018 the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be enshrined in the Hall.[3] A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career.[4] She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She also played in three World Cups, winning in 1999. She is in the top five all-time in the United States national soccer team in three offensive categories.

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Tiffeny Milbrett
Milbrett in 2003
Personal information
Full name Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett[1]
Date of birth (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1983–1986 Hillsboro Soccer Club
1987–1990 Hillsboro High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Shiroki F.C. Serena
2001–2003 New York Power 50 (31)
2005 Sunnanå SK 5 (5)
2006–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 32 (25)
2006–2007 Linköpings FC
2009–2010 FC Gold Pride 40 (10)
2011 Bay Area Breeze
International career‡
1990 United States B[2] ? (1)
1991–2005 United States 206 (100)
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam competition
2000 SydneyTeam competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
1999 USATeam competition
1995 SwedenTeam competition
2003 USATeam competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:34, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:40, April 20, 2009 (UTC)
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Early life

Milbrett was born in Portland, Oregon, on October 23, 1972.[1] She started her soccer career playing for the Hillsboro Soccer Club in Hillsboro, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. Milbrett grew up in Hillsboro, attending W. Verne McKinney Elementary School in the northwest part of the city.[5] She attended Hillsboro High School (Hilhi) in Hillsboro from 1987 to 1990, where she graduated holding Oregon's state record for goals in a season with 54; and in a career with 131. One of the fields at Hilhi is named after her. She was a three-time Oregonian 3A Player of the Year and a two-time Parade All-American. She also was a talented basketball player and Track and Field participant, and she was offered college scholarships at those two sports.[6]

University of Portland

Milbrett attended the University of Portland where she lettered with the Clive Charles-coached Pilots in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994.[7] She left the school with various awards and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records. In 1990, she was named Soccer America's Freshman Soccer Player of The Year, and in 1991, she led her team with 21 goals and six assists. In 1992, her 30 goals and 12 assists placed her second among the nation's scorers, and in 1994, she helped her team reach the soccer Final Four, making the All-Tournament Team.

Milbrett also garnered West Coast Offensive Player of The Year awards in 1992 and 1994, and was a three-time NSCAA All-American as well as a three time finalist for the Hermann Trophy and Missouri Athletic Club Award. Milbrett was her university's all-time leader in goals with 103, and assists with 40.[1] She placed second in NCAA career goals with 103, and tied for fourth in career points with 246. She was also named to Soccer America's College Team of The Decade for the 1990s.[1]

Club career

Shiroki Serena

Professionally, Milbrett began her career in Japan, when she traveled to after graduating in 1995 and joined the Shiroki Serena of the L. League. She played on that team until 1997.

WUSA

In 2001, she became a founding member of the New York Power in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). She was the league's MVP as well as Offensive Player of The Year. She scored the league's first hat trick ever, when the Power beat the Boston Breakers 3–1. She was named to the WUSA's second team in 2002, when she finished eighth in the league in points.

Sunnanå SK, Linköpings FC, Vancouver Whitecaps

In March 2005, Milbrett went to Sweden for two months to fine-tune her game, scoring five goals for Sunnanå SK during her brief stint. She also played for Linköpings FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, having transferred there from the Vancouver Whitecaps Women of the United Soccer Leagues W-League.

FC Gold Pride

In March 2009, Milbrett was selected to play with FC Gold Pride of the new Women's Professional Soccer and began play in April 2009. In her first appearance with FC Gold Pride, she scored the game-winning goal. For the 2009 season she scored 4 goals in 19 games.[1]

International career

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Milbrett in St. Louis against Germany, 1998

Milbrett was a member of the US-under 20 team from 1990 to 1993, and saw her first action with the United States women's national soccer team in 1991, against China. She scored her first goal with that selection in 1992, against Norway, and helped the team win the International Women's Tournament in France in 1993. She played a total of 21 games with the senior team during that period, and in 1995, she finally joined the senior team full-time. She was a member of the team that finished third at the World Cup that year in Sweden, and in 1996, she became a starter for the team that won the 1996 Olympic gold medal in Atlanta, scoring the game-winning goal in the gold medal game against China.[8] In 1997, she set a women's national team record with five assists in a game against Australia, and in 1998, she was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the Goodwill Games.

In 1999, she was the goal leader on the US team that won the World Cup, and in 2000 she helped the team obtain Olympic Games silver in Sydney. She was named the CONCACAF Offensive Player of The Year that same year, as well as Chevrolet's female athlete of the year. She was also nominated along with Hamm and Sun Wen for the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year award, and participated in the 2001 Nike Women's Cup. She also won the Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year Award for the second time in a row in 2001.

She stepped away from the national team in December 2003 due to philosophical differences with manager April Heinrichs. Milbrett preferred a more creative style of play to which she was more accustomed from her time at the University of Portland, while Heinrichs favored a more tactical brand of soccer which valued speed, athleticism and versatility. She argued, "My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things. You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold."[9]

After Heinrichs resigned in February 2005 and was replaced by Greg Ryan, Milbrett returned to the national team, and finally earned her elusive 200th cap on June 30 in a friendly against rivals Canada in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her 100th goal came in Team USA's next match, a friendly against Ukraine in her hometown of Portland at Merlo Field.[10]

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.August 16, 1992New Brian, United States Norway1–?2–4Friendly
2.June 12, 1993Columbus, United States Canada?–07–0
3.March 16, 1994Silves, Portugal Portugal4–05–01994 Algarve Cup
4.August 19, 1994Montreal, Canada Jamaica?–010–01994 CONCACAF Women's Championship
5.March 16, 1995Portimão, Portugal Portugal?–03–01995 Algarve Cup
6.April 12, 1995Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Canada?–05–0Friendly
7.May 14, 1995Portland, United States Brazil1–?4–1
8.May 19, 1995Dallas, United States Canada9–?9–1
9.May 22, 1995Edmonton, Canada Canada1–12–1
10.June 6, 1995Gävle, Sweden China2–03–31995 FIFA Women's World Cup
11.June 8, 1995 Denmark2–02–0
12.June 13, 1995 Japan3–04–0
13.January 14, 1996Campinas, Brazil Russia8–?8–1Friendly
14.January 16, 1996 Brazil3–?3–2
15.January 18, 1996 Ukraine6–06–0
16.January 20, 1996 Brazil1–?1–1 (3–2 p)
17.February 2, 1996Tampa, United States Norway3–23–2
18.February 17, 1996Houston, United States Sweden2–03–0
19.March 14, 1996Decatur, United States Germany4–06–0
20.6–0
21.March 16, 1996Davidson, United States Germany1–02–0
22.April 28, 1996Indianapolis, United States France4–08–2
23.May 12, 1996Worcester, United States Canada2–06–01996 Women's U.S. Cup
24.July 21, 1996Orlando, United States Denmark3–03–01996 Summer Olympics
25.August 1, 1996Athens, United States China2–12–1
26.March 5, 1997Canberra, Australia Australia3–03–0Friendly
27.May 2, 1997Milwaukee, United States South Korea4–07–0
28.6–0
29.May 11, 1997Portland, United States England3–06–0
30.May 31, 1997New Brian, United States Canada1–04–01997 Women's U.S. Cup
31.June 5, 1997Ambler, United States Australia1–09–1
32.October 12, 1997Salzgitter, Germany Germany2–03–0Friendly
33.October 30, 1997Chattanooga, United States Sweden2–?3–1
34.January 18, 1998Guangzhou, China Sweden2–03–01998 Four Nations Tournament
35.April 24, 1998Fullerton, United States Argentina1–18–1Friendly
36.2–1
37.4–1
38.April 26, 1998San Jose, United States Argentina2–07–0
39.4–0
40.May 8, 1998Indianapolis, United States Iceland1–06–0
41.May 30, 1998Washington D.C., United States New Zealand5–05–0
42.July 25, 1998Uniondale, United States Denmark1–05–01998 Goodwill Games
43.August 2, 1998Orlando, United States Canada3–04–0Friendly
44.September 12, 1998Foxborough, United States Mexico3–09–01998 Women's U.S. Cup
45.September 18, 1998Rochester, United States Russia1–04–0
46.2–0
47.December 20, 1998Fresno, United States Ukraine1–05–0Friendly
48.March 14, 1999Silves, Portugal Sweden1–01–11999 Algarve Cup
49.March 16, 1999Quarteira, Portugal Finland1–04–0
50.3–0
51.March 20, 1999Loulé, Portugal China1–11–2
52.April 29, 1999Charlotte, United States Japan4–09–0Friendly
53.6–0
54.8–0
55.9–0
56.May 13, 1999Milwaukee, United States Netherlands1–05–0
57.May 22, 1999Orlando, United States Brazil3–03–0
58.June 3, 1999Beaverton, United States Australia4–04–0
59.June 6, 1999Portland, United States Canada2–14–2
60.June 24, 1999Chicago, United States Nigeria3–17–11999 FIFA Women's World Cup
61.7–1
62.July 1, 1999Landover, United States Germany1–13–2
63.September 4, 1999Foxborough, United States Republic of Ireland1–05–0Friendly
64.3–0
65.September 26, 1999Denver, United States Brazil1–06–0
66.4–0
67.October 3, 1999Columbus, United States South Korea3–05–01999 Women's U.S. Cup
68.October 7, 1999Kansas City, United States Finland1–06–0
69.May 5, 2000Portland, United States Mexico4–08–02000 Women's U.S. Cup
70.May 7, 2000 Canada3–04–0
71.June 2, 2000Sydney, Australia Canada1–09–1Friendly
72.4–0
73.7–0
74.June 23, 2000Hershey, United States Trinidad and Tobago3–011–02000 CONCACAF Women's Championship
75.July 1, 2000Louisville, United States Canada3–04–1
76.July 3, 2000Foxborough, United States Brazil1–01–0
77.July 16, 2000Osnabrück, Germany Norway1–01–0Friendly
78.August 13, 2000Annapolis, United States Russia1–07–1
79.3–0
80.September 14, 2000Melbourne, Australia Norway1–02–02000 Summer Olympics
81.September 28, 2000Sydney, Australia Norway1–02–3 (a.e.t.)
82.2–2
83.November 11, 2000Columbus, United States Canada1–21–3Friendly
84.June 30, 2001Toronto, Canada Canada2–12–2
85.July 3, 2001Blaine, United States Canada1–01–0
86.September 9, 2001Chicago, United States Germany2–14–12001 Women's U.S. Cup
87.January 27, 2002Guangzhou, China China2–02–02002 Four Nations Tournament
88.July 21, 2002Blaine, United States Norway2–04–0Friendly
89.October 29, 2002Fullerton, United States Trinidad and Tobago3–03–02002 CONCACAF Women's Championship
90.November 2, 2002Seattle, United States Panama1–09–0
91.2–0
92.3–0
93.6–0
94.7–0
95.November 9, 2002Pasadena, United States Canada1–02–1 (a.e.t.)
96.January 23, 2003Yiwu, China China2–13–12003 Four Nations Tournament
97.May 17, 2003Birmingham, United States England6–06–0Friendly
98.July 13, 2003New Orleans, United States Brazil1–01–0
99.October 11, 2003Carson, United States Canada3–13–12003 FIFA Women's World Cup
100.July 10, 2005Portland, United States Ukraine5–07–0Friendly
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Coaching career

She coached at Northwest Soccer Camp as well as at day camps, personal training and Elite Team Training Sessions, and women's clinics.[11] Milbrett is a member of the People to People Ambassador Programs. She coached the MVLA Tornado girls' team. She also coaches for the ECNL girls team.

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