Brandi Chastain
Chastain in 2003
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandi Denise Chastain | ||
| Date of birth | July 21, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder/Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | California Golden Bears | ||
| 1989–1990 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | San Jose CyberRays | ||
| 2009 | FC Gold Pride | ||
| 2010 | California Storm | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1988–2004 | United States | 192 | (30) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:56, October 14, 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:56, October 14, 2009 (UTC) |
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Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is an American retired professional soccer defender and midfielder and a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.
Chastain has played for San Jose CyberRays of the WUSA, FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer, and California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League. She is best known for her game-winning penalty shootout kick against China in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final and her celebration afterwards. Amongst her many achievements, Chastain has won two Women's World Cup championships, two Olympic gold medals, and an Olympic silver medal. She is married to her former college coach, Jerry Smith, who is still the women's soccer coach at Chastain's alma mater, Santa Clara University. In addition, Chastain works as the a coach for Bellarmine College Preparatory's varsity boys soccer team.
She attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, helping take the team to three section championships. In 1986 Chastain was awarded the Soccer America Freshmen Player Of The Year award at the University of California-Berkeley. Soon after, she underwent reconstructive surgery on both knees which caused her to miss much of the 1987 and 1988 seasons. She transferred to Santa Clara University before the start of the 1989 season, leading them to two Final Four NCAA appearances, 1989 and 1990, before she graduated in 1991.
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