Tiffeny Milbrett

Tiffeny Milbrett

Milbrett in October 2003
Personal information
Full name Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett
Date of birth (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1983–1986 Hillsboro Soccer Club
1987–1990 Hillsboro High School
1990–1994 University of Portland
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 - (-)
National team‡
1991–2006 United States 204 (100)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:40, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is an American retired professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national soccer team. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career.[1] She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. A player who enjoys signing autographs for her fans, she is in the top five all-time in the United States national soccer team in three offensive categories.

Early life

Milbrett was born in Portland, Oregon, on October 23, 1972.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

University of Portland

She attended the University of Portland from 1990 to 1995 and 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.[2] 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.[2]

Playing career

Club

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.[2]

International

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 '93. 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.[5] 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 USA 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.

After women's national team coach, April 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.[6]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Tiffeny Milbrett competed as a member of USA teams in three FIFA Women's World Cup: Sweden 1995, USA 1999 and USA 2003; and two Olympics: Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000; played in 28 matches and scored 12 goals at those five global tournaments.[7] Milbrett with her USA teams, are gold meldalists from Atlanta 1996 Olympics, and world champions from USA 1999 world cup, and they finished third place in the other 3 global tournaments she competed in.

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
Sweden Sweden 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 1 1995-06-06[m 1] Gävle  China PR

on 18' (off Akers)
{{{4}}}. off 76' (on Manthei)

 34 2–0

3–3 D

 Group match
2 2 1995-06-08[m 2] Gävle  Denmark  61' (Keller 49 2–0

2–0 W

 Group match
3 1995-06-10[m 3] Helsingborg  Australia

off 78' (on Keller)

4–1 W

 Group match
3 4 1995-06-13[m 4] Gävle  Japan Start 45 3–0

4–0 W

 Quarter-final
5 1995-06-15[m 5] Vasteras  Norway

on 53' (off Roberts)

0–1 L

 Semifinal
6 1995-06-17[m 6] Gävle  China PR

off 68' (on Keller)

2–0 W

 Third place match
United States Atlanta 1996 Olympic Women's Football Tournament
4 7 1996-07-21[m 7] Orlando, Florida  Denmark

off 66' (on Roberts)

 49 3–0

3–0 W

 Group stage
8 1996-07-23[m 8] Orlando, Florida  Sweden

off 58' (on Roberts)

2–1 W

 Group stage
9 1996-07-25[m 9] Miami  China PR  30' (Gabarra

0–0 D

 Group stage
10 1996-07-28[m 10] Athens, Georgia  Norway

off 96' (on MacMillan)

2–1 aet W

 Semifinal
5 11 1996-08-01[m 11] Athens, Georgia  China PR

off 71' (on Roberts)

 68 2–1

2–1 W

 Gold medal match
United States USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 1999-06-19[m 12] East Rutherford, New Jersey  Denmark

off 82' (on MacMillan)

3–0 W

 Group stage
6 13 1999-06-24[m 13] Chicago  Nigeria Start 23 3–1

7–1 W

 Group stage
7 83 7–1
14 1999-06-27[m 14] Boston  Korea DPR

on 45' (off Hamm)

3–0 W

 Group stage
8 15 1999-07-01[m 15] Washington, D.C.  Germany Start 16 1–1

3–2 W

 Quarter-final
16 1999-07-04[m 16] San Francisco  Brazil

off 88' (on Fotopoulos)

2–0 W

 Semifinal
17 1999-07-10[m 17] Los Angeles  China PR

off 115' (on Venturini)

0–0 (pso 5–4)

Final
Australia Sydney 2000 Olympic Women's Football Tournament
9 18 2000-09-14[m 18] Melbourne  Norway Start 18 1–0

2–0 W

 Group stage
19 2000-09-17[m 19] Melbourne  China PR Start

1–1 D

 Group stage
20 2000-09-20[m 20] Melbourne  Nigeria Start

3–1 W

 Group stage
21 2000-09-24[m 21] Canberra  Brazil Start

1–0 W

 Semifinal
10 22 2000-09-28[m 22] Sydney  Norway Start 5 1–0

2–3 aet L

 Gold medal match
11 90+2 2–2
United States USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
23 2003-09-21[m 23] Washington, D.C.  Sweden

on 56' (off Wambach)

3–1 W

 Group stage
24 2003-09-25[m 24] Philadelphia  Nigeria

on 57' (off Parlow)

5–0 W

 Group stage
25 2003-09-28[m 25] Columbus, Ohio  Korea DPR Start

3–0 W

 Group stage
26 2003-10-01[m 26] Foxboro, Massachusetts  Norway

on 72' (off Parlow)

1–0 W

 Quarter-final
27 2003-10-05[m 27] Portland, Oregon  Germany

on 70' (off Bivens)

0–3 L

 Semifinal
12 28 2003-10-11[m 28] Carson, California  Canada

on 43' (off Parlow)

 80 3–1

3–1 W

 Third place match

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.[8] Milbrett is a member of the People to People Ambassador Programs.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Valerie. "World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport's Most Dominant Players: Women". Jezebel.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tiffeny Milbrett". Women's Professional Soccer. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Kirchmeier, Mark (August 4, 2016). "Milbrett, still in the game, encourages creativity -- and is watching Rio". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tiffeny Milbrett biography". Northwest Soccer Camp. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Wahl, Grant (September 25, 2000). "Mighty Mite". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press. Milbrett scores 100th as U.S. women rout Ukraine. USA TODAY, July 10, 2005. Retrieved on April 3, 2008.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Tiffeny Milbrett". FIFA.
  8. ↑ http://www.nwsoccer.org/Staff.asp

Match reports

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: USA - China PR". FIFA.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: USA - Denmark". FIFA.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: USA - Australia". FIFA.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Japan - USA". FIFA.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: USA - Norway". FIFA.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: China PR - USA". FIFA.
  7. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - Denmark". FIFA.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden". FIFA.
  9. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - China PR". FIFA.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women: MATCH Report: Norway - USA". FIFA.
  11. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women: MATCH Report: China PR - USA". FIFA.
  12. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: USA - Denmark". FIFA.
  13. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: USA - Nigeria". FIFA.
  14. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: USA - Korea DPR". FIFA.
  15. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: USA - Germany". FIFA.
  16. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: USA - Brazil". FIFA.
  17. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: USA - China PR". FIFA.
  18. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - Norway". FIFA.
  19. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - China PR". FIFA.
  20. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - Nigeria". FIFA.
  21. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women: MATCH Report: USA - Brazil". FIFA.
  22. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women: MATCH Report: Norway - USA". FIFA.
  23. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden". FIFA.
  24. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Nigeria". FIFA.
  25. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - USA". FIFA.
  26. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Norway". FIFA.
  27. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Germany". FIFA.
  28. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: USA - Canada". FIFA.
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