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Shannon MacMillan
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Personal information
Full name Shannon Ann MacMillan
Date of birth (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Syosset, New York, U.S.
Height 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m)
Playing position Midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 San Diego Spirit
National team
1993–2005 United States 177 (60)
Teams managed
2007–2008 UCLA Bruins (assistant)
Honours
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Silver 2000 Sydney Team competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold 1999 USA Team competition
Bronze 2003 USA Team competition
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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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. In 2016, she was inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. She is also a part of the ownership group for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

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

University of Portland

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

Club

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

International

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

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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.

Honors and awards

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. As a senior at Portland, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.

Coaching career

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

She is a senior adviser to San Diego Loyal SC.

International goals

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

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