Background
MacMillan, Shannon Ann was born on October 7, 1974 in Syosset, New York, United States.
MacMillan, Shannon Ann was born on October 7, 1974 in Syosset, New York, United States.
She attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California.
She was United States Soccer"s Female Athlete of the Year for 2002. In 2007, MacMillan became an assistant coach for the University of California, Los Angeles women"s soccer team She has one older brother, Sean.
University of Portland She earned All-America honors from 1992-1995.
Club MacMillan was one of the founding players of the Women"s United Soccer Association, playing three seasons for the San Diego Spirit. International While still in college, MacMillan joined the United States National Team in 1994 as a midfielder.
By 2000, she moved to forward. In the Olympic semifinal against Norway in 1996, she scored the game-winning goal in overtime.
In the Olympic final against China, she collected a Mia Hamm shot that rebounded off the post and put it in for the first goal of the match.
She was a "super-sub" on the United States WNT"s 1999 Women"s World Cup team and the 2000 Olympic team She earned a spot on the roster for the 2003 Women"s World Cup team after making a miraculously quick recovery from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear suffered just four months before the tournament began. In 2002, MacMillan scored 17 goals and was voted the United States. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.
She retired from international play in 2006 at the age of 31.
She finished her international career with 60 goals and with 175 caps, the tenth most of any woman in history up to that time. She was the sixth-leading goal scorer in 2005.
In 2007, MacMillan became an assistant coach for the University of California, Los Angeles women"s soccer team On January 7, 2010, she was named Director of the Competitive Program at the Delegate March Carmel Valley Sharks Soccer Club.
