Lorraine Fitzhugh Explained

Lorraine Fitzhugh
Fullname:Lorraine Fitzhugh
Birth Name:Lorraine Figgins[1]
Birth Date:17 December 1963[2]
Birth Place:Portsmouth, England
Position:Defender[3]
College1:Washington Huskies
Nationalyears1:1986
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2004
Managerclubs1:Douglas Tigers Boys' JV
Manageryears2:2005–2013
Managerclubs2:Douglas Tigers

Lorraine Fitzhugh (; born December 17, 1963) is an English-born American former soccer player who played as a defender, making one appearance for the United States women's national team.

Career

During her college career, Fitzhugh played for the Washington Huskies. Between 1985 and 1987, she trained with the U.S. National program in the Western Regional team. She later went on to play for a Seattle-based club which won an over-30 national championship.[4]

Fitzhugh made her only international appearance for the United States on July 9, 1986 against Canada in a play-off for the 1986 North American Cup title (a friendly tournament). The match, which lasted 30 minutes, was won by the U.S 3–0 to win the tournament.[5] [6]

In 2004, Fitzhugh coached the boys' junior varsity team of the Douglas High School Tigers in Minden, Nevada. A year later, she became the head coach of the girls' soccer program, leading the team to two state titles before stepping down in 2013.[7]

Personal life

Fitzhugh was born in Portsmouth to English parents Rita Ann and Bryan Figgins.[1] [8] She married Edward Russell "Ed" Fitzhugh on August 17, 1991, in King County, Washington.[9] In 1999, she and her husband moved to Douglas County, Nevada with their two sons. She teaches mathematics at Douglas High School.[4]

Career statistics

International

Honors

United States

Notes and References

  1. Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth . . 1963.
  2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993 . 2 . 2010 . Ancestry.com.
  3. 1997 . Women's All-Time International Results and Lineups . 1997 U.S. Soccer Media Guide . . 140.
  4. News: Crandall . Joey . Fitzhugh named new girls' soccer coach . . June 30, 2005 . August 10, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810045251/https://www.recordcourier.com/sports/fitzhugh-named-new-girls-soccer-coach/ . August 10, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide . . 2019 . August 8, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf . August 8, 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. News: Crandall . Joey . Soccer: Douglas girls coach Lorraine Fitzhugh steps down . . April 23, 2013 . August 10, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810045256/https://www.recordcourier.com/sports/soccer-douglas-girls-coach-lorraine-fitzhugh-steps-down/ . August 10, 2019.
  8. Book: 1991 . Vital Records: Certificate of Marriage . Washington State Department of Health.
  9. Olympia, Washington . Washington State Marriage Indexes, 1969–2017 . Washington State Archives . Ancestry.com.