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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. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career. 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.
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. 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.
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." French, Scott. "U.S. Women: Tiffeny Milbrett 'can't pretend anymore,' steps away from national team," Soccer America, Saturday, February 14, 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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 match 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.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.
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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.
International career
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 Games gold medal in Atlanta, scoring the game-winning goal in the gold medal game against China. 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.
International goals
Exhibition match 7–0 1994 Algarve Cup 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship 1995 Algarve Cup Friendly 4–1 9–1 2–1 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 2–0 4–0 Friendly 3–2 6–0 1–1 (3–2 p) 3–2 3–0 6–0 6–0 2–0 8–2 1996 Women's U.S. Cup 1996 Summer Olympics 2–1 Friendly 7–0 6–0 6–0 1997 Women's U.S. Cup 9–1 Friendly 3–1 1998 Four Nations Tournament Friendly 2–1 4–1 7–0 4–0 6–0 5–0 1998 Goodwill Games Friendly 1998 Women's U.S. Cup 4–0 2–0 Friendly 1999 Algarve Cup 4–0 3–0 1–2 Friendly 6–0 8–0 9–0 5–0 3–0 4–0 4–2 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 7–1 3–2 Friendly 3–0 6–0 4–0 1999 Women's U.S. Cup 6–0 2000 Women's U.S. Cup 4–0 Friendly 4–0 7–0 2000 CONCACAF Women's Championship 4–1 1–0 Friendly 7–1 3–0 2000 Summer Olympics 2–3 2–2 Friendly 2–2 1–0 2001 Women's U.S. Cup 2002 Four Nations Tournament Friendly 2002 CONCACAF Women's Championship 9–0 2–0 3–0 6–0 7–0 2–1 2003 Four Nations Tournament Friendly 1–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Friendly
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. 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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