Jackie Billet Explained

Jackie Billet
Full Name:Jacqueline Billet[1]
Birth Date:23 January 1974
Birth Place:United States
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–1992
Youthclubs1:Oakville Tigers
Youthyears2:1991
Youthclubs2:J.B. Marine S.C.[2]
Collegeyears1:1992–1995
College1:Wisconsin Badgers
Collegecaps1:?
Collegegoals1:26
Nationalyears1:1992
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1997–2001
Managerclubs1:Illinois State Redbirds (assistant)

Jacqueline Billet (born January 23, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder, making one appearance for the United States women's national team.

Career

In high school, Billet played for the Oakville Tigers, where she had a team record of 25 assists in a season and was an All-Metro player in 1991.[3] In college, she played for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1992 to 1995, where she was a letter-winner. In total, she scored 26 goals and registered 20 assists. She was selected for the NSCAA All-Region first team in 1992, 1993, and 1994, as well as the third team in 1995. She was also included in the All-Big Ten Conference first team in 1994.[1] In 1996, she was selected as part of the West Squad for the Umbro College All-Star Soccer Classic,[4] and in 2008 was inducted into the Oakville High School Hall of Fame as a part of the school's 1991 women's championship-winning soccer team.[5]

Billet made her only international appearance for the United States on August 16, 1992 in a friendly match against Norway, which finished as a 2–4 loss.[6]

From 1997 to 2001, Billet served as an assistant coach at Illinois State Redbirds.[7] [8]

Career statistics

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisconsin Women's Soccer 2019 Record Book . . 2019 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812071203/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwbadgers.com/documents/2019/7/8/2019_WSOC_RecordBook.pdf . August 12, 2019.
  2. News: Boone . Kevin E. . Former Teammates Reunite on Festival Soccer Squad . . June 29, 1994 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812071517/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-32880559/former-teammates-reunite-on-festival-soccer-squad . August 12, 2019.
  3. News: Ole . Dave Robben Captures Win 1000 . Soccer STL . March 27, 2012 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812071650/https://soccerstl.net/2012/03/27/dave-robben-captures-win-1000/ . August 12, 2019.
  4. News: Umbro Select College All-Star Soccer Classic . . February 29, 1996 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812071819/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/15595/umbro-select-college-all-star-soccer-classic.html . August 12, 2019.
  5. Web site: House Resolution No. 2115: Oakville Girls Soccer Team (induction in HS Hall of Fame) . . April 22, 2008 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812072145/https://house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills081/hlrbillspdf/2555C.02.pdf . August 12, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide . . 2019 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf . August 8, 2019.
  7. News: Sports – Locally . . July 12, 1997 . 26 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812070344/https://newspaperarchive.com/madison-wisconsin-state-journal-jul-12-1997-p-26/ . August 12, 2019 . Jackie Billet, a former all-Big Ten soccer player at Wisconsin, has been named assistant soccer coach at Illinois State University..
  8. News: Cuadrado Named Assistant Soccer Coach . . August 8, 2001 . August 12, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812070956/https://goredbirds.com/news/2001/8/8/080801aaa_363.aspx . August 12, 2019.