Carin Jennings-Gabarra

Carin Jennings-Gabarra
Personal information
Full name Carin Leslie Jennings-Gabarra[1]
Birth name Carin Leslie Jennings[2]
Date of birth (1965-01-09) January 9, 1965 (age 59)[1]
Place of birth East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1983 Palos Verdes High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 79 (102)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Southern California Ajax
International career
1987–1996 United States 117 (56)
Managerial career
1987 Westmont College
1988– Harvard (assistant)
1993– Navy
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 China Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sweden Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carin Leslie Jennings-Gabarra (née Jennings; born January 9, 1965) is an American retired soccer forward. She earned 117 caps with the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 1996 and was awarded the Golden Ball Award as the best player at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2000, she was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. She currently coaches women's soccer at the United States Naval Academy.

  1. ^ a b c "Supersport: Carin Gabarra". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. December 11, 1994. Retrieved February 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Area students on honor list at UC Santa Barbara". News-Pilot. Vol. 59, no. 132. San Pedro, California. August 6, 1986. p. A5. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.