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===Club=== ==== Shiroki FC, 1993 ==== In 1993, Chastain played club soccer for one season in [[L. League|Japan's L.League]] for [[Shiroki FC Serena|Shiroki FC]]. She earned team [[most valuable player]] (MVP) honors and was the only foreigner to be named one of the league's top 11 players.<ref>[http://www.nadeshikoleague.jp/fan_zone/data/pdf/005.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325164223/http://www.nadeshikoleague.jp/fan_zone/data/pdf/005.pdf|date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> ====San Jose CyberRays, 2001–2003 ==== Following the success of the 1999 FIFA Women's Cup, Chastain was a [[2000 WUSA player allocation|founding player]] in the [[Women's United Soccer Association]], the first professional women's soccer league in the United States. She played for the [[San Jose CyberRays]] all three years of the league's existence. During the league's [[2001 WUSA season|inaugural season]], she helped the team finish second in the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=11|l=6|d=4}} record securing a berth to the playoffs. The team eventually won the league's championship title after defeating the [[Atlanta Beat (WUSA)|Atlanta Beat]] in penalty kicks.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yannis|first1=Alex|title=CyberRays' Finishing Kick Wins W.U.S.A.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/26/sports/soccer-cyberrays-finishing-kick-wins-wusa.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=27 March 2017|date=August 26, 2001}}</ref> Chastain started in all 19 games in which she played during the regular season, scored 2 goals, and provided 5 assists.<ref name="2001_wusa_chastain">{{cite web|title=Brandi Chastain - 2001 WUSA|url=http://www.wusa.com/players/cha593274.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011007092150/http://www.wusa.com/players/cha593274.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2001|publisher=WUSA|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> During the playoffs, she started in both games and scored two goals.<ref name="2001_wusa_chastain"/> The CyberRays finished in fifth place during the [[2002 WUSA season|2002 season]] with a {{Win–loss record|w=8|l=8|d=5}} record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 WUSA Regular Season Standings|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/2002/standings.htm|publisher=Soccer Times|access-date=27 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404181638/http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/2002/standings.htm|archive-date=April 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chastain started in all 18 games in which she played, scored 4 goals, and provided 3 assists.<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 San Jose CyberRays Statistics|url=http://www.wusa.com/archives/2002/stats_standings/san_jose/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030314113448/http://www.wusa.com/archives/2002/stats_standings/san_jose/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2003|publisher=WUSA|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> During the [[2003 WUSA season|2003 season]], Chastain started in all 15 games as a defender, scored 1 goal, and provided 4 assists.<ref name="2003_cyberrays_stats">{{cite news|title=2003 San Jose CyberRays Statistics|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/cyberrays-stats.htm|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> San Jose finished in sixth place during the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=10|d=4}} record.<ref>{{cite news|title=2003 WUSA Standings|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/standings.htm|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> ==== FC Gold Pride, 2009 ==== In 2009 at age 40, Chastain played as a midfielder for [[FC Gold Pride]] in [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS), the second professional women's soccer league in the United States.<ref name="espn_040309">{{cite web|title=Brandi Chastain back on field at age 40|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/633886/brandi-chastain-back-on-field-at-age-40|publisher=ESPN|access-date=27 March 2017|date=April 3, 2009}}</ref> She was selected in the seventh round of the [[2009 WPS Draft]].<ref name="mercury_011609">{{cite news|last1=Almond|first1=Elliott|title=Brandi Chastain, 40, drafted by Bay Area's FC Gold Pride|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2009/01/16/brandi-chastain-40-drafted-by-bay-areas-fc-gold-pride/|newspaper=The Mercury News|access-date=27 March 2017|date=January 16, 2009}}</ref> She started in five of the ten games in which she played.<ref name="sw_stats">{{cite web|title=Brandi Chastain|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/brandi-chastain/76130/|publisher=SoccerWay|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> The Pride finished in last place during the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=4|l=10|d=6}} record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 WPS Regular Season|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/united-states/wps/2009/regular-season/r8048/|publisher=SoccerWay|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> Chastain was released by the team in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=FC Gold Pride Releases Brandi Chastain|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/344550-fc-gold-pride-releases-brandi-chastain|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=27 March 2017|date=February 12, 2010}}</ref> ==== Coaching ==== In 2014, Chastain started coaching soccer at [[Bellarmine College Preparatory]] where she assisted the head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/02/10/soccer-talent-staff-that-includes-brandi-chastain-has-bellarmine-eyeing-another-crown/|title=Soccer: Talent, staff that includes Brandi Chastain has Bellarmine eyeing another crown|date=2016-02-10|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> In 2018, she assisted in leading Bellarmine to their first CCS open division championship title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bellonline.org/2019/03/19/brandi-chastain-profile/|title=Brandi Chastain Profile|last=Bell|first=The|date=2019-03-19|website=The Bell|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
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