DEFENDER Brandi Chastain Height: 5-7 (1.70 m). Weight: 130 (59 kg). Born: July 21, 1968 in San Jose, California. Hometown: San Jose, California. College: Santa Clara University. Club: Bay Area CyberRays (WUSA).

U.S. National Team Statistics 2000 Opponent Date Score GP GS MIN G A Pts Y R Norway Feb 6 2-3 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal Mar 12 7-0 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 Algarve Cup Denmark Mar 14 2-1 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 Algarve Cup Sweden Mar 16 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Algarve Cup Norway Mar 18 1-0 1 1 90 1 0 2 0 0 Algarve Cup Iceland Apr 8 0-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico May 5 8-0 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Cup Canada May 7 4-0 1 1 82 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Cup China May 31 0-1 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup Canada Jun 3 9-1 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup New Zealand Jun 5 5-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup Japan Jun 8 4-1 1 1 63 1 1 3 0 0 Pacific Cup Australia Jun 11 1-0 1 1 58 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup Trin & Tob Jun 23 11-0 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 Gold Cup Costa Rica Jun 25 8-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Brazil Jun 27 0-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Canada Jul 1 4-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Brazil Jul 3 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Norway Jul 16 1-0 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 DFB Tournament China Jul 19 1-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 DFB Tournament Germany Jul 22 1-0 1 1 57 0 0 0 0 0 DFB Tournament Norway Jul 27 1-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Norway Jul 30 1-2 1 1 71 0 0 0 1 0 Russia Aug 13 7-1 1 1 62 0 1 1 0 0 Canada Aug 20 1-1 1 1 56 0 0 0 0 0 Brazil Sep 1 4-0 1 1 68 0 0 0 0 0 Norway Sep 14 2-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics China Sep 17 1-1 1 1 61 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Nigeria Sep 20 3-1 1 1 90 1 0 2 0 0 Olympics Brazil Sep 24 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Norway Sep 28 2-3 1 1 102 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Canada Nov 11 1-3 1 1 55 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico Dec 10 3-2 1 1 75 0 0 0 0 0 Japan Dec 17 1-1 1 1 90 1 0 2 0 0 Total 34 32 2,530 4 3 11 1 0

National Team
Year	Record	GP/GS	G	A	Pts
1988	1-0-1	2/0	0	2	2
1991	7-5-1	13/5	7	1	15
1993	2-0-0	2/0	0	1	1
1996	20-1-2	23/23	2	7	11
1997	14-1-0	15/15	2	2	6
1998	21-1-2	24/22	5	5	15
1999	23-2-2	27/21	5	5	15
2000	23-5-7	34/32	4	3	11
Total	111-14-15	140/118	25	26	76
World Cup
Year	Record	GP/GS	G	A	Pts
1991	2-0-0	2/1	0	1	1
1999	5-0-1	6/6	1	2	4
Total	7-0-1	8/7	1	3	5
World Cup Champion - 1991, 1999
Olympics
Year	Record	GP/GS	G	A	Pts
1996	4-0-1	5/5	0	0	0
2000	3-1-1	5/5	1	0	2
Total	7-1-2	10/10	1	0	2
Olympic Gold Medalist - 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist - 2000
Club
Year	Club	GP	G	A	Pts
1994	Skiroki Serena (Japan)	-	-	-	-
1997	Sacramento Storm (W-League)	-	-	-	-
Total		-	-	-	-
College
Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
1986	California-Berkeley	-	15	14	44
1989	Santa Clara Univ.	-	11	0	22
1990	Santa Clara Univ.	-	22	6	50
Total		-	48	20	116

Quick Take: Ms. Versatile, the totally two-footed Chastain has played in a team-leading number of matches this year - tied with Tiffeny Milbrett. She played forward on the 1991 Women's World Cup team, was left off the 1995 Women's World Cup team but was resurrected at left fullback for the 1996 Olympics. More recently, she has seen time at holding midfielder and attacking midfielder in the 4-3-3 formation and started at the left back position in the 1999 Women's World Cup. She skyrocketed to fame after her icy clutch penalty kick (followed by her jersey clutched in her hand) in the Women's World Cup Final and was featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated, Time and Newsweek.

U.S. National Team: A reserve forward in the first half of her national team career, she earned 89 of her 106 caps primarily at defender in 1996, '97, '98 and '99 ... 1999: 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. ... 1998: Played in 24 matches in 1998 and was third on the team in minutes played with 1,894 ... Scored five goals, four on 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 ... 1996: 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 ... Pre-1993: Member of the U.S. Women's National Team that won the first FIFA Women's World Cup in China in 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 ... Finished the CONCACAF tournament with seven goals ... First Appearance: June 1, 1988, vs. Japan ... First Goal: April 18, 1991, vs. Mexico (scored five goals).

College/High School: 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 ... 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 33 goals and added eight assists in three years of college ... Attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose where she led the team to three straight state championships.

Club: Played professionally in Japan for Skiroki Serena in 1993, earning team MVP honors and was the only foreigner to be selected as one of the league's top 11 players in 1993 ... Played women's club for the Sacramento Storm, the 1997 Western Regional Champions.