Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak
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| Sport(s) | Soccer |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UCF |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 34–8–4 (.783) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 5, 1977 Petaluma, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–2003 | U.S. National Team |
| 1995–1995 | North Carolina |
| 2001–2003 | Carolina Courage |
| 2005 | Washington Freedom |
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2012 | VCU |
| 2013–present | UCF |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–57–23 (.590) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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American Tournament Championship (2013) American Regular Season Championship (2013) Women's World Cup (1999) Olympics (1996) |
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| Awards | |
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American Coach of the Year (2013) Colonial Coach of the Year (2011) |
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Tiffany Marie Roberts Sahaydak (born May 5, 1977), née Tiffany Marie Roberts, is an American soccer coach, former defender, and Olympic gold medalist. She was also a member of the 1999 U.S. national team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She became the 16th player in U.S. history to play over 100 matches for her country and was a founding member of the WUSA, the first women's professional soccer league in the United States. She is currently head coach of the women's soccer team at the University of Central Florida.
Born in Petaluma, California, Roberts attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School in Concord, California where she scored 90 goals and provided 51 assists in three and a half seasons. During her senior year, she scored nine goals with five assists in six games before leaving to join the national team. She graduated from high school via correspondent courses in order to train full-time with the national team beginning in January 1995 in preparation for the 1995 Women's World Cup. Roberts was named the 1994 California High School Player of the Year. She was a three-time Parade High School All-American, a three-time NSCAA All-American and was the two-time National Girl's High School Player of the Year. As a junior, she scored 34 goals and served 20 assists and helped lead Carondelet to the state title and the number one ranking in the country. A top track athlete in high school, Roberts was ranked in the top 20 in the country for the 400 meter dash and was voted Carondelet's Most Valuable Track & Field Athlete in 1992 and 1993.
Roberts played club soccer for two years with Tri-Valley in San Ramon, California. She also played with Alcosta Lightning from age 12-15 and was a member of the Lightning's Under-15 team that won the regional championship. She was voted the MVP of the Far Western Regional in 1993.
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