Tiffeny Milbrett

Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018, the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be enshrined in the Hall. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She also played in three World Cups, winning in 1999. She is in the top five all-time in the United States national soccer team in three offensive categories.

Early life Milbrett was born in Portland, Oregon, on October 23, 1972. She attended Hillsboro High School (Hilhi) in Hillsboro from 1987 to 1990, where she graduated holding Oregon's state record for goals in a season with 54; and in a career with 131. One of the fields at Hilhi is named after her. She was a three-time Oregonian 3A Player of the Year and a two-time Parade All-American. She also was a talented basketball player and Track and Field participant, and she was offered college scholarships at those two sports.

University of Portland Milbrett attended the University of Portland where she lettered with the Clive Charles-coached Pilots in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. She left the school with various awards and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records. In 1990, she was named Soccer America's Freshman Soccer Player of The Year, and in 1991, she led her team with 21 goals and six assists. In 1992, her 30 goals and 12 assists placed her second among the nation's scorers, and in 1994, she helped her team reach the soccer Final Four, making the All-Tournament Team.

Milbrett also garnered West Coast Offensive Player of The Year awards in 1992 and 1994, and was a three-time NSCAA All-American as well as a three time finalist for the Hermann Trophy and Missouri Athletic Club Award. Milbrett was her university's all-time leader in goals with 103, and assists with 40.

International career

Milbrett was a member of the US-under 20 team from 1990 to 1993, and saw her first action with the United States women's national soccer team in 1991, against China. She scored her first goal with that selection in 1992, against Norway, and helped the team win the International Women's Tournament in France in 1993. She played a total of 21 games with the senior team during that period, and in 1995, she finally joined the senior team full-time. She was a member of the team that finished third at the World Cup that year in Sweden, and in 1996, she became a starter for the team that won the 1996 Olympic gold medal in Atlanta, scoring the game-winning goal in the gold medal game against China. In 1997, she set a women's national team record with five assists in a game against Australia, and in 1998, she was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the Goodwill Games.

In 1999, she was the goal leader on the US team that won the World Cup, and in 2000 she helped the team obtain Olympic Games silver in Sydney. She was named the CONCACAF Offensive Player of The Year that same year, as well as Chevrolet's female athlete of the year. She was also nominated along with Hamm and Sun Wen for the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year award, and participated in the 2001 Nike Women's Cup. She also won the Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year Award for the second time in a row in 2001.

She stepped away from the national team in December 2003 due to philosophical differences with manager April Heinrichs. Milbrett preferred a more creative style of play to which she was more accustomed from her time at the University of Portland, while Heinrichs favored a more tactical brand of soccer which valued speed, athleticism and versatility. She argued, "My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things. You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold."

After Heinrichs resigned in February 2005 and was replaced by Greg Ryan, Milbrett returned to the national team, and finally earned her elusive 200th cap on June 30 in a friendly against rivals Canada in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her 100th goal came in Team USA's next match, a friendly against Ukraine in her hometown of Portland at Merlo Field.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. August 16, 1992 New Brian, United States 1–? 2–4 Friendly 2. June 12, 1993 Columbus, United States ?–0 7–0 3. March 16, 1994 Silves, Portugal 4–0 5–0 1994 Algarve Cup 4. August 19, 1994 Montreal, Canada ?–0 10–0 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship 5. March 16, 1995 Portimão, Portugal ?–0 3–0 1995 Algarve Cup 6. April 12, 1995 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France ?–0 5–0 Friendly 7. May 14, 1995 Portland, United States 1–? 4–1 8. May 19, 1995 Dallas, United States 9–? 9–1 9. May 22, 1995 Edmonton, Canada 1–1 2–1 10. June 6, 1995 Gävle, Sweden 2–0 3–3 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 11. June 8, 1995 2–0 2–0 12. June 13, 1995 3–0 4–0 13. January 14, 1996 Campinas, Brazil 8–? 8–1 Friendly 14. January 16, 1996 3–? 3–2 15. January 18, 1996 6–0 6–0 16. January 20, 1996 1–? 1–1 (3–2 p) 17. February 2, 1996 Tampa, United States 3–2 3–2 18. February 17, 1996 Houston, United States 2–0 3–0 19. March 14, 1996 Decatur, United States 4–0 6–0 20. 6–0 21. March 16, 1996 Davidson, United States 1–0 2–0 22. April 28, 1996 Indianapolis, United States 4–0 8–2 23. May 12, 1996 Worcester, United States 2–0 6–0 1996 Women's U.S. Cup 24. July 21, 1996 Orlando, United States 3–0 3–0 1996 Summer Olympics 25. August 1, 1996 Athens, United States 2–1 2–1 26. March 5, 1997 Canberra, Australia 3–0 3–0 Friendly 27. May 2, 1997 Milwaukee, United States 4–0 7–0 28. 6–0 29. May 11, 1997 Portland, United States 3–0 6–0 30. May 31, 1997 New Brian, United States 1–0 4–0 1997 Women's U.S. Cup 31. June 5, 1997 Ambler, United States 1–0 9–1 32. October 12, 1997 Salzgitter, Germany 2–0 3–0 Friendly 33. October 30, 1997 Chattanooga, United States 2–? 3–1 34. January 18, 1998 Guangzhou, China 2–0 3–0 1998 Four Nations Tournament 35. April 24, 1998 Fullerton, United States 1–1 8–1 Friendly 36. 2–1 37. 4–1 38. April 26, 1998 San Jose, United States 2–0 7–0 39. 4–0 40. May 8, 1998 Indianapolis, United States 1–0 6–0 41. May 30, 1998 Washington D.C., United States 5–0 5–0 42. July 25, 1998 Uniondale, United States 1–0 5–0 1998 Goodwill Games 43. August 2, 1998 Orlando, United States 3–0 4–0 Friendly 44. September 12, 1998 Foxborough, United States 3–0 9–0 1998 Women's U.S. Cup 45. September 18, 1998 Rochester, United States 1–0 4–0 46. 2–0 47. December 20, 1998 Fresno, United States 1–0 5–0 Friendly 48. March 14, 1999 Silves, Portugal 1–0 1–1 1999 Algarve Cup 49. March 16, 1999 Quarteira, Portugal 1–0 4–0 50. 3–0 51. March 20, 1999 Loulé, Portugal 1–1 1–2 52. April 29, 1999 Charlotte, United States 4–0 9–0 Friendly 53. 6–0 54. 8–0 55. 9–0 56. May 13, 1999 Milwaukee, United States 1–0 5–0 57. May 22, 1999 Orlando, United States 3–0 3–0 58. June 3, 1999 Beaverton, United States 4–0 4–0 59. June 6, 1999 Portland, United States 2–1 4–2 60. June 24, 1999 Chicago, United States 3–1 7–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 61. 7–1 62. July 1, 1999 Landover, United States 1–1 3–2 63. September 4, 1999 Foxborough, United States 1–0 5–0 Friendly 64. 3–0 65. September 26, 1999 Denver, United States 1–0 6–0 66. 4–0 67. October 3, 1999 Columbus, United States 3–0 5–0 1999 Women's U.S. Cup 68. October 7, 1999 Kansas City, United States 1–0 6–0 69. May 5, 2000 Portland, United States 4–0 8–0 2000 Women's U.S. Cup 70. May 7, 2000 3–0 4–0 71. June 2, 2000 Sydney, Australia 1–0 9–1 Friendly 72. 4–0 73. 7–0 74. June 23, 2000 Hershey, United States 3–0 11–0 2000 CONCACAF Women's Championship 75. July 1, 2000 Louisville, United States 3–0 4–1 76. July 3, 2000 Foxborough, United States 1–0 1–0 77. July 16, 2000 Osnabrück, Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly 78. August 13, 2000 Annapolis, United States 1–0 7–1 79. 3–0 80. September 14, 2000 Melbourne, Australia 1–0 2–0 2000 Summer Olympics 81. September 28, 2000 Sydney, Australia 1–0 2–3 82. 2–2 83. November 11, 2000 Columbus, United States 1–2 1–3 Friendly 84. June 30, 2001 Toronto, Canada 2–1 2–2 85. July 3, 2001 Blaine, United States 1–0 1–0 86. September 9, 2001 Chicago, United States 2–1 4–1 2001 Women's U.S. Cup 87. January 27, 2002 Guangzhou, China 2–0 2–0 2002 Four Nations Tournament 88. July 21, 2002 Blaine, United States 2–0 4–0 Friendly 89. October 29, 2002 Fullerton, United States 3–0 3–0 2002 CONCACAF Women's Championship 90. November 2, 2002 Seattle, United States 1–0 9–0 91. 2–0 92. 3–0 93. 6–0 94. 7–0 95. November 9, 2002 Pasadena, United States 1–0 2–1 96. January 23, 2003 Yiwu, China 2–1 3–1 2003 Four Nations Tournament 97. May 17, 2003 Birmingham, United States 6–0 6–0 Friendly 98. July 13, 2003 New Orleans, United States 1–0 1–0 99. October 11, 2003 Carson, United States 3–1 3–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 100. July 10, 2005 Portland, United States 5–0 7–0 Friendly

Coaching career She coached at Northwest Soccer Camp as well as at day camps, personal training and Elite Team Training Sessions, and women's clinics. Milbrett is a member of the People to People Ambassador Programs. She coached the MVLA Tornado girls' team. She also coaches for the ECNL girls team.