Shannon Higgins-Cirovski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shannon Danise Higgins-Cirovski | ||
| Date of birth | February 20, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Kent, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | United States | 51 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1990 | George Washington University (assistant) | ||
| 1991–1997 | George Washington University | ||
| 1998 | U.S. U-18 Women | ||
| 1999–2004 | University of Maryland, College Park | ||
Shannon Higgins-Cirovski (born Kent, Washington) is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who earned fifty-one caps with the United States between 1987 and 1991. She was a member of the U.S. team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Higgins grew up in Kent, Washington where she attended Mount Rainier High School. She graduated from high school in 1986 and entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that fall, playing on the women’s soccer team from 1986 to 1989. During those four seasons, UNC-Chapel Hill won four consecutive NCAA Championships. Higgins scored the game-winning goal in the last three championship games. She was a two-time first team All American (1988 and 1989) and the recipient of numerous awards including the 1988 and 1989 Soccer America Player of the Year, 1989 ISAA Player of the Year and the 1989 Hermann Trophy. In 2000, she was named to the Soccer America College Team of the Century. Higgins graduated from UNC in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations.
Higgins earned fifty-one caps with the United States between 1987 and 1991. Her greatest achievement came in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup when her playmaking skills were a central part of the U.S.’s championship run. In the 2–1 final, Higgins assisted on both of Michelle Akers goals.
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