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.

Milbrett grew up in Hillsboro, attending W. Verne McKinney Elementary School in the northwest part of the city.

[1] Professionally, Milbrett began her career in Japan, when she traveled to after graduating in 1995 and joined the Shiroki Serena of the L. League.

In March 2005, Milbrett went to Sweden for two months to fine-tune her game, scoring five goals for Sunnanå SK during her brief stint.

She also played for Linköpings FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, having transferred there from the Vancouver Whitecaps Women of the United Soccer Leagues W-League.

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 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 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.

Her 100th goal came in Team USA's next match, a friendly against Ukraine in her hometown of Portland at Merlo Field.

Milbrett in St. Louis against Germany, 1998