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| Position: Defender Height: 5-7 Weight: 130 Born: July 21, 1968, in San Jose, California. Hometown: San Jose, California. College: Santa Clara University. WNT * Made the 2000 Olympic Team * Provided one of the greatest moments in the history of women's sports with her 1999 Women's World Cup clinching penalty kick on the USA's fifth shot in the Women's World Cup Final on July 10, 1999 at the Rose Bowl * Graced the cover of Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated after she peeled her shirt off in celebration following her winning kick. * Had one of the most eventful games in Women's World Cup history, scoring an own goal against Germany in just the 5th minute of the USA's Women's World Cup quarterfinal match, then gloriously redeemed herself with a second half goal that tied the game at 2-2. * Named to the 1999 Women's World Cup All-Star Team. * Played in 27 games for the USA in 1999, scoring five goals with five assists. * Played in her 100th career game for the USA against Brazil in the semifinal of the Women's World Cup at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, not far from her hometown of San Jose, Calif. * Played in 24 matches in 1998 and was third on the team in minutes played with 1,894. * Scored five goals, four of penalty kicks, and had five assists. * Saw considerable action in midfield after playing defense since rejoining the national team in 1996. * Helped the USA to the first-ever Goodwill Games gold medal in the Summer of '98. * During 1999, she should become the 10th U.S. player to reach 100 career caps. * Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games. * Started and played every minute of the USA's five matches at the '96 Olympics, despite suffering a serious knee injury in the semifinal against Norway. * Called into training camp with the national team in September 1995 after spending over two years away from the program. * A forward her entire youth, college and national team career, she converted to defender and started in the back for the USA on January 14, 1996, against Russia in Campinas, Brazil, after having not appeared for the national team since August 8, 1993. * Made a seamless transition from striker to defense during the first part of 1996 and earned a starting spot on the Olympic Team. * Member of the U.S. Women's National Team that won the first FIFA Women's World Cup in China in November 1991, seeing action in two games while starting one. * Holds the distinction of coming on as a substitute and scoring five consecutive goals in the USA's 12-0 victory over Mexico in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1991 World Cup, her first international goals. * She finished the CONCACAF tournament with seven goals. * A reserve forward in the first half of her national team career, she earned 38 of her 55 caps at defender in 1996-'97. COLLEGE * Finished her college career at Santa Clara University in 1990, leading the Broncos to two Final Four appearances. * Named First-Team NSCAA All-American in 1990 and All-Far West in 1989 with Santa Clara. * She attended the University of California-Berkeley in 1986, earning Soccer America Freshman of the Year honors where she teamed with U.S. teammate Joy Fawcett. * Sat out the 1987 and 1988 college seasons after having anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery on both of her knees before transferring to Santa Clara for her final two seasons. * Scored 32 goals and added eight assists in three years of college. HIGH SCHOOL * Attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose where she led the team to three straight state championships. PERSONAL * Full name Brandi Denise Chastain. * Assistant women's team coach at Santa Clara where she is married to the head coach, Jerry Smith. * Earned a degree in Television and Communications at Santa Clara. * Enjoys snowboarding, drawing, visiting pet shelters and teaching herself new languages. * Served as a judge for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Official Poster Contest. * Named as one of People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People of 1999. * Also #97 on Street & Smith's 100 Most Powerful People in Sports for 1999. * Posed for Gear Magazine prior to the Women's World Cup in her now-famous shoot wearing nothing but soccer cleats and a soccer ball. * Appeared on David Letterman before and after the Women's World Cup. * Threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium following the Women's World Cup victory. * Also honored at a San Francisco 49ers game. |
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