Joy Fawcett

Joy Fawcett
Personal information
Full name Joy Lynn Fawcett[1]
Birth name Joy Lynn Biefeld[2]
Date of birth (1968-02-08) February 8, 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Inglewood, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 California Golden Bears 72 (55)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ajax America
2001–2003 San Diego Spirit 43 (12)
International career
1987–2004 United States 241 (27)
Managerial career
1992 Long Beach City Vikings
1993–1997 UCLA Bruins
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 China Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1999 USA Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sweden Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 USA Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joy Lynn Fawcett (née Biefeld; born February 8, 1968) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She earned 241 caps with the United States women's national soccer team and retired in 2004 as the highest scoring defender in team history. Fawcett was a founding member of the WUSA and was elected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009.[3] She was in the movie Soccer Mom as herself.

  1. ^ "Joy Fawcett". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on August 30, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Head Coach". UCLA Women's Soccer 1997 Media Guide. Los Angeles: UCLA Bruins. 1997. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Joy Fawcett - 2009 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Joy Fawcett - 2009 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 18, 2023.