Biography
Tiffeny Milbrett's Bio
Name: Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett
Birthdate & place: Oct. 23, 1972 in Portland, Oregon
Height: 5-2 (1.58 m)
Weight: 125 (59 kg)
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
College: Majored in Communications Management and had a minor in German at University of Portland.
Position: Forward
Parents: Elsie Milbrett-Parham
Siblings: Older brother Mark
First Appearance: Aug. 4, 1991, vs. China
First Goal: Aug. 16, 1992, vs. Norway
nick name: Millie
High School:
Attended Hillsboro High School.
Three-time Oregonian 4A Player of the Year and two-time Parade Magazine All-American.
She holds Oregon high school records with 54 goals in a season and 131 for a career.
Lettered three times in basketball and four times in track in high school.
Competed in the 100, 200, 400-meter relay and long jump.
College:
Completed a highly successful collegiate career at the University of Portland as the school's all-time leading scorer with 103 goals and assist leader with 40 in 74 games as a starter .
Was tied with fellow U.S. National Team forward Mia Hamm as the NCAA Division I all-time leading goal scorer before the record was broken in 1998 by Danielle Fotopoulos.
Finalist for the 1991, 1992 and 1994 Hermann Trophy and Missouri Athletic Club Award.
Three-time NSCAA All-American, 1991-1992, and 1994 and West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1992 & 1994.
Four-time first-team All-Far West Region selection, 1991-1992 & 1994.
Led the nation in scoring with 30 goals and 8 assists in 1994.
Helped Portland to the NCAA Final Four in 1994 where she was named to the All-Tournament team.
Redshirted the 1993 season to prolong her collegiate career and prepare for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics .
The nation's second-leading scorer in 1992 with 30 goals and 12 assists.
She led the team with 25 goals and six assists in 1991.
Named Soccer America's National Freshman Player of the Year, led the team in goals scored with 18 and was named Portland's MVP in 1990.
National team:
World Cup Champion in 1999. Played in all six games for the USA Women's World Cup team, starting five. She was the leading goalscorer for the USA with 3 goals in the tournament.
With 14 goals and nine assists in 1998, she finished second on the team in scoring behind Mia Hamm for the third consecutive year.
Became the ninth U.S. player to hit 100 appearances for her country on Sept. 18, 1998, in Rochester, N.Y., against Russia, and celebrated the occasion with a game MVP performance that included two goals and two assists .
A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games.
A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics.
Scored two goals at the Olympic games, including the game-winner against China in the final to capture the gold medal.
Member of the team that finished third at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.
Tied with Kristine Lilly and Tisha Venturini as the team goal scoring leader at Sweden '95 with three.
Set the U.S. National Team record for most assists in a game with five against Australia on June 5, 1997.
Played with the team that won the title at the 1994 CONCACAF Qualifying Championship in Montreal and helped the team qualify for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.
Played in 20 games for the USA from 1991-94, before emerging in 1995 to play in 21 games and became a consistent starter in 1996 leading up to the Olympics.
Scored four goals in those first 20 games before scoring 43 in the next 82 games through the end of 1998.
Member of the U.S. Under-20 Women's Team from 1990-93 and helped win the 1993 International Women's Tournament in Montricoux, France.
Club:
In her early years, Tiffeny played on Hillsboro Soccer Club. Also, Portland City United.
Played 1995, 1996 and 1997 with Shiroki Serena of the women's J-League in Japan.
WUSA: New York Power -2001 inaugural season.
Did you know?
Aspired to play professional basketball as a point guard.
Loves relaxing at her favorite coffee house (Starbuck's) with a iced double tall latte.
Hobbies include cooking, making improvements on her house, listening to music and an occasional round of golf.
Tiffeny's mom was her first soccer coach. Her mother played and Tiffeny use to sit on the sidelines during games and practices to watch her mother.
Tiffeny appeared on the T.V. show "Popular" with Tisha Venturini.
Her biggest thrill was scoring the game winning goal vs. China in 1996 Olympics, in front of nearly 80,000 fans, to bring home the gold medal for the U.S.A.
Began playing at age 7.
Is part of SU's (sports Unlimited) Olympic celebration.
In grade school, Tiffeny often played flag football with the boys during recess.
Works with The Starlight Children�s Foundation.
Favorite socer players are: Luis Figo from Barcelona, Michael Owen from Liverpool, Marc Overmars from Arsenal, and Gianfranco Zola from Chelsea.
Her favorite WNBA team is New York. Her friend Crystal Robinson is on that team.
Has made a few appearences for Energy Star. Some luck team that call themselves "the magic," won a pizza party with Millie!
roomed with Susan Bush during the 99 residency camp.
Lives in southwest Portland with fellow USWNT member Michelle French.
Missed her high school graduation for a U-20 Natl game in Bulgaria.
Likes SNL, Will & Grace, Friends, Party of 5, Frasier, Days of our Lives.
Other endorsements from soccer pal and Nutella>
In Tiffeny's first tour, in '91, Shannon Higgins had the biggest impact because Shannon was the nicest to her.
Tiffeny wears #16 because her favorite number (15) was taken. SHe had to choose between 3 and 16. 16 was the closest.
Drives a silver 2000 Audi S4.
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