Shannon MacMillan

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Shannon MacMillan
Personal information
Full name Shannon Ann MacMillan[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Syosset, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 San Diego Spirit
International career
1993–2005 United States 177 (60)
Managerial career
2007–2008 UCLA Bruins (assistant)
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 USA Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 USA Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shannon Ann MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American retired soccer player, coach, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist. Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year for 2002, MacMillan played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 2006 and was part of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning team (commonly known as the '99ers). She won gold with the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

In 2007, MacMillan became an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team.[2] In 2016, she was inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. [3] She is also a part of the ownership group for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[4]

Early life[edit]

MacMillan was born in Syosset, New York.[5] She attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California. She has one older brother, Sean.[6]

University of Portland[edit]

MacMillan played for the University of Portland, where she won the Hermann Trophy for the best female collegiate soccer player of the 1995 season. She earned All-America honors from 1992 to 1995.

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

MacMillan was one of the founding players of the Women's United Soccer Association, playing three seasons for the San Diego Spirit.

International[edit]

While still in college, MacMillan joined the US National Team in 1993 as a midfielder. By 2000, she moved to forward.

Shannon during a halftime workout

In the Olympic semifinal against Norway in 1996, she scored the game-winning goal in overtime. In the Olympic final against China, she collected a Mia Hamm shot that rebounded off the post and put it in for the first goal of the match.

She was a "super-sub" on the US WNT's 1999 Women's World Cup team and the 2000 Olympic team. She earned a spot on the roster for the 2003 Women's World Cup team after making a miraculously quick recovery from an ACL tear suffered just four months before the tournament began.

In 2002, MacMillan scored 17 goals and was voted the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.

She retired from international play in 2006 at the age of 31. She finished her international career with 60 goals and with 175 caps, the tenth most of any woman in history up to that time. She was the sixth-leading goal scorer in 2005.[7]

Honors and awards[edit]

MacMillan was awarded the MAC Hermann Trophy Award in 1995. She was voted U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year in 2002. She was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame on September 25, 2007.[8] As a senior at Portland, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.[9][10]

Coaching career[edit]

In 2007, MacMillan became an assistant coach for the UCLA women's soccer team.[2] On January 7, 2010, she was named Director of the Competitive Program at the Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks Soccer Club.[11] She is currently the Executive Director of the Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks.[12]

She is a senior adviser to San Diego Loyal SC.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list United States's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 May 1996 Worcester, United States  Canada 3–0 6–0 1996 Women's U.S. Cup
2. 23 July 1996 Orlando, United States  Sweden 2–0 2–1 1996 Summer Olympics
3. 28 July 1996 Athens, United States  Norway 2–1 2–1
4. 1 August 1996  China 1–0 2–1
5. 12 September 1998 Foxborough, United States  Mexico ?–0 9–0 1998 Women's U.S. Cup
6. 27 June 1999 Foxborough, United States  North Korea 1–0 3–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
7. 12 March 2000 Albufeira, Portugal  Portugal 2–0 7–0 2000 Algarve Cup
8. 14 March 2000 Faro, Portugal  Denmark 2–1 2–1
9. 5 May 2000 Portland, United States  Mexico 1–0 8–0 2000 Women's U.S. Cup
10. 6–0
11. 23 June 2000 Hershey, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 7–0 11–0 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
12. 25 June 2000 Louisville, United States  Costa Rica 2–0 8–0
13. 1 July 2000  Canada 1–0 4–1
14. 2–0
15. 20 September 2000 Melbourne, Australia  Nigeria 3–1 3–1 2000 Summer Olympics
16. 1 March 2002 Albufeira, Portugal  Sweden 1–0 1–1 2002 Algarve Cup
17. 3 March 2002 Ferreiras, Portugal  England 1–0 2–0
18. 5 March 2002 Faro, Portugal  Norway 1–0 2–3
19. 2–2
20. 7 March 2002 Albufeira, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 3–2
21. 2–0
22. 3–1
23. 27 October 2002 Pasadena, United States  Mexico 3–0 3–0 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
24. 2 November 2002 Seattle, United States  Panama 4–0 9–0
25. 5–0
26. 6 November 2002  Costa Rica 6–0 7–0
27. 16 March 2003 Ferreiras, Portugal  Norway 1–0 1–0 2003 Algarve Cup
28. 20 March 2003 Loulé, Portugal  China 1–0 2–0
29. 27 February 2004 Heredia, Costa Rica  Haiti 4–0 8–0 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shannon MacMillan". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on August 20, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "UCLA Women's Soccer Names Shannon MacMillan Assistant Coach". July 16, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  3. ^ "BRANDI CHASTAIN, SHANNON MACMILLAN AND DON GARBER ELECTED TO NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2016". ussoccer.com. May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Shannon Mac Millan". Angel City FC. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Soccer profile: Shannon MacMillan". Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Alone". home.comcast.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "U.S. WNT Forward Shannon MacMillan Retires From International Soccer". US Soccer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "2007 Oregon Hall of Fame inductees". OregonLive.com. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  9. ^ "Soccer". CWSA. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Schmidt One of Four Finalists for Honda Sports Award". University of Portland Athletics. December 13, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Shannon MacMillan leaves UCLA for DMCV Sharks". Soccer America. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "The 1999 U.S. Women's national team: Instant icons, lasting legends". June 13, 2019.

Further reading[edit]

  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0-8032-4036-8
  • Kassouf, Jeff (2011), Girls Play to Win Soccer, Norwood House Press, ISBN 1-59953-464-9
  • Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0-8108-7416-4
  • Longman, Jere (2009), The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How it Changed the World, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-187768-9
  • Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer, Lulu, ISBN 1483451534
  • Rutledge, Rachel (2000), The Best of the Best in Soccer, First Avenue Edition, ISBN 0761313923
  • Woolum, Janet (1998), Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They are and how They Influenced Sports in America, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 1573561207

External links[edit]

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