Cindy Gordon Explained

Cindy Gordon
Full Name:Cynthia Lynn Gordon[1]
Birth Date:14 November 1962
Birth Place:Des Moines, Washington, U.S.[2]
Position:Left winger, forward[3]
Youthclubs1:Mount Rainier Rams
Collegeyears1:1981–1984
College1:Western Washington Vikings
Collegecaps1:?
Collegegoals1:50
Nationalyears1:1985–1986
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Cynthia Lynn Gordon (born November 14, 1962) is an American former soccer player who played as a left winger or forward, making six appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Gordon played for the Mount Rainier Rams in high school, before playing for the Western Washington Vikings in college from 1981 to 1984. She scored 50 goals for the team, as was chosen in the NSCAA Second-Team All-West of 1982.[4] She was also included in the NAIA West Region All-Tournament team in 1984, and was chosen as a NCSC All-Star in 1982, 1983, and 1984.[5] She was inducted into the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999,[6] and was included in the All-Time Washington Women's Roster by Washington Youth Soccer in 2016.[2]

Gordon made her international debut for the United States in the team's inaugural match on August 18, 1985, in a friendly against Italy. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on July 9, 1986, in a 1–2 loss against Canada in the 1986 North American Cup.[7] However, the U.S. went on to win a play-off match later that day to win the tournament.[8]

Personal life

Gordon works in the biochemical genetics lab of Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, Washington.[3]

Career statistics

International

United States
YearAppsGoals
198540
198620
Total60

Honors

United States

Notes and References

  1. Bellingham, Washington . Baccalaureate Degrees: College of Arts and Sciences . The Eighty-seventh Annual Commencement . . 20 . June 14, 1986.
  2. News: All-Time WA Women's Roster . Washington Youth Soccer . July 18, 2016 . August 10, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810021502/http://www.washingtonyouthsoccer.org/all-time_wa_womens_roster/ . August 10, 2019 .
  3. News: U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Cindy Gordon . USSoccer.com . . August 10, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061218190706/http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_223608.html . December 18, 2006.
  4. Web site: Western Washington University – Athletics History (Soccer – Women) . . August 10, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810085143/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wwu/sports/w-soccer/auto_pdf/wsochistorythru2009.pdf . August 10, 2019.
  5. Web site: Cindy Gordon . . August 10, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810084900/https://wwuvikings.com/sports/2018/5/23/hallfame-gordon-html.aspx . August 10, 2019.
  6. News: . Cindy Gordon Named to Washington Youth Soccer Top 18 . . July 22, 2016 . August 10, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810085001/https://wwuvikings.com/news/2016/7/22/Cindy_Gordon_Named_to_Washington_Youth_Soccer_Top_18.aspx . August 10, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide . . 2019 . August 10, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf . August 8, 2019.
  8. News: This Day in Football from 9–15 July . CanadaSoccer.com . . July 9, 2012 . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809041856/https://www.canadasoccer.com/this-day-in-football-from-9-15-july-p151267 . August 9, 2019.