Editing Brandi Chastain (section)

==Playing career==

===Collegiate===

====California Golden Bears, 1986====
Chastain attended [[University of California, Berkeley]] where she played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for the [[California Golden Bears|Golden Bears]] and scored 15 goals as a freshman.<ref name="scu_bio"/> Following her first and only year with the Bears, she was named All-American and earned Freshman Player Of The Year honors by [[Soccer America]].<ref name="history_of_icons"/><ref name="scu_bio">{{cite web|title=Brandi Chastain|url=http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Chastain_Brandi|publisher=Santa Clara University|access-date=27 March 2017|archive-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015624/http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Chastain_Brandi|url-status=dead}}</ref> Soon after, she underwent reconstructive [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) surgeries on both knees which caused her to miss the 1987 and 1988 seasons.<ref name="history_of_icons"/>

==== Santa Clara Broncos, 1989–1990 ====
After transferring to [[Santa Clara University]] ahead of the 1989 season, Chastain helped lead the [[Santa Clara Broncos|Broncos]] to two consecutive Final Four [[NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship|NCAA College Cup]] appearances (for the first time ever) in [[1989 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament|1989]] and [[1990 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament|1990]]. Chastain scored ten goals for the Broncos during the regular season. In 1990, she was a national scoring leader with 22 goals (50 points) and helped the Broncos to a {{win-loss record|w=18|l=1|d=1}} record. The same year, she was named the [[ISAA Player of the Year]].<ref name="scu_bio"/> She also won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's top soccer player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gozags.com/sports/2018/6/12/genrel-030610aaa-html.aspx|title=Gonzaga's Jeff Brown Inducted Into WCC Hall Of Honor|website=Gonzaga University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/soccer|title=Soccer|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> She graduated from SCU with a degree in communications in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://santaclarabroncos.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/brandi-chastain/189|title=Broncos:Brandi Chastain|website=SCU broncos roster|language=en|access-date=2023-10-30}}</ref>

=== International ===
Of her 192 international career [[Cap (sport)|caps]], Chastain played 89 primarily as a defender but occasionally as a [[midfielder]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> On June 1, 1988, she earned her first cap for the [[United States women's national soccer team]] during a match against [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]. She scored her first international goal on April 18, 1991. After coming in as a substitute forward, she scored five consecutive goals in the team's 12–0 win against [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] during the [[1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship]].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

==== 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup ====
The U.S. went on to win the inaugural [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in [[People's Republic of China|China]].

==== 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup ====
Chastain was not called for the [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in [[Sweden]], in which the U.S. won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/brandi-chastain-goal-celebration-shirt/|title=World Cup Throwback: Brandi Chastain and the Greatest Celebration of All Time|website=Vice|date=11 June 2019}}</ref>

==== 1996 Summer Olympics ====
Playing as a defender, Chastain competed with the national team at the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament]] in Atlanta, the first Olympic tournament to include women's soccer.<ref name="ajc_072416">{{cite news|last1=Roberson|first1=Doug|title=U.S. women blazed trail with inaugural soccer gold|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/women-blazed-trail-with-inaugural-soccer-gold/LhErlJ3xkvD2UFsY225UNM/|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=27 March 2017|date=24 July 2016}}</ref> She played every minute of the U.S.' games despite suffering a third serious knee injury during the semifinal against [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/chastain.htm |title=soccer profile: Brandi Chastain |publisher=Soccertimes.com |access-date=January 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011038/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/chastain.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Americans won the gold medal after defeating [[China women's national football team|China]] 2–1 in the final.<ref name="ajc_072416" />

==== 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ====
In the quarter-finals of the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]], Chastain scored an own goal in the fifth minute for [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]]. However, she redeemed herself by scoring the second equalizing goal for the U.S. in the 49th minute, finishing a corner kick that was taken by [[Mia Hamm]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shipley |first=Amy |date=2 July 1999 |title=U.S. Manages to Hold Its Own |page=D1 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupusb2.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119012440/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupusb2.htm |archive-date=19 November 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The match ended with a 3–2 win to the U.S. to advance to the semi-finals against [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]], which they won 2–0. Later, Chastain, who had missed a penalty kick in the [[1999 Algarve Cup|Algarve Cup]] against [[China women's national football team|China]] months earlier, scored the deciding penalty against the same opponent in the final, clinching the World Cup title for the U.S. in the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shipley |first=Amy |date=11 July 1999 |title=Chastain, Scurry Are Big Stars in Shootout |page=D1 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupfinal11.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406092331/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupfinal11.htm |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Chastain celebrated by removing her shirt, exposing her sports bra. This led to both praise and criticism from spectators and sports commentators, and the image of the celebration is considered a key symbol of women's athletics worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=July 5, 2003 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/05/sports/soccer-the-sports-bra-seen-round-the-world.html |title=The Sports Bra Seen Round the World |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref>

===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>

===Career statistics===
{{BLP sources section|date=July 2020}}

====International====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:35%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:20%;"| Nation
! rowspan="2" style="width:7%;"| Year
! colspan="5" style="width:30%;"| International Appearances
|-
!align=center | Apps
!align=center | Starts
!align=center | Minutes
!align=center | Goals
!align=center | Assists
|-
| rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]'''
|align=center | 1988
|align=center | 2
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 87
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 0
|-
|align=center | 1991
|align=center | 13
|align=center | 4
|align=center | 546
|align=center | 7
|align=center | 1
|-
|align=center | 1993
|align=center | 2
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 84
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 1
|-
|align=center | 1996
|align=center | 23
|align=center | 23
|align=center | 1,961
|align=center | 2
|align=center | 7
|-
|align=center | 1997
|align=center | 15
|align=center | 15
|align=center | 1,319
|align=center | 2
|align=center | 2
|-
|align=center | 1998
|align=center | 24
|align=center | 22
|align=center | 1,891
|align=center | 5
|align=center | 4
|-
|align=center | 1999
|align=center | 27
|align=center | 21
|align=center | 2,035
|align=center | 5
|align=center | 5
|-
|align=center | 2000
|align=center | 34
|align=center | 32
|align=center | 2,520
|align=center | 4
|align=center | 3
|-
|align=center | 2001
|align=center | 3
|align=center | 3
|align=center | 250
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 0
|-
|align=center | 2002
|align=center | 15
|align=center | 14
|align=center | 1,061
|align=center | 4
|align=center | 0
|-
|align=center | 2003
|align=center | 14
|align=center | 13
|align=center | 1,080
|align=center | 1
|align=center | 1
|-
|align=center | 2004
|align=center | 20
|align=center | 13
|align=center | 1,149
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 2
|-
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Career Total
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 12
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 192
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 160
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 13,983
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 30
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 26
|}

====Clubs====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:75%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"| Team
! rowspan="2" style="width:7%;"| Season
! rowspan="2" style="width:7%;"| League
! colspan="5" style="width:20%;"| Domestic<br>League
! colspan="5" style="width:20%;"| Domestic<br>Playoffs
! colspan="5" style="width:10%;"| Total
|-
!align=center | Apps
!align=center | Starts
!align=center | Minutes
!align=center | Goals
!align=center | Assists
!align=center | Apps
!align=center | Starts
!align=center | Minutes
!align=center | Goals
!align=center | Assists
!align=center | Apps
!align=center | Starts
!align=center | Minutes
!align=center | Goals
!align=center | Assists
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Shiroki F.C. Serena]]'''
|align=center | 1993
|align=center | [[L. League]]
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|align=center | 
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|align=center | 
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|align=center | 
|-
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| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[San Jose CyberRays|Bay Area CyberRays]]'''
|align=center | 2001
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[Women's United Soccer Association|WUSA]]
|align=center | 
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|align=center | 
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[San Jose CyberRays]]'''
|align=center | 2002
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|-
|align=center | 2003
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! Total !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
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| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[FC Gold Pride]]'''
|align=center | [[2009 Women's Professional Soccer season|2009]]
|align=center | [[Women's Professional Soccer|WPS]]
|align=center | 10
|align=center | 5
|align=center | 450
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 0
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | 10
|align=center | 5
|align=center | 450
|align=center | 0
|align=center | 0
|-
|
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! Total !! 10 !! 5 !! 450 !! 0 !! 0 !! – !! – !! – !! – !! – !! 10 !! 5 !! 450 !! 0 !! 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[California Storm]]'''
|align=center | 2010
|align=center | [[Women's Premier Soccer League|WPSL]]
|align=center | 5
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | 3
|align=center | 5
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | 5
|align=center | –
|align=center | –
|align=center | 3
|align=center | 5
|-
!style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="2"  | Career Total
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| –
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 15
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 5
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 450
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 3
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 5
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| –
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| –
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| –
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| –
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| –
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 15
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 5
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 450
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 3
!  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 5
|}