Cindy
Parlow

Position: Forward
Height: 5-11 Weight: 145
Born: May 8, 1978, in Memphis, TN
Hometown: Memphis
College: University of North Carolina
National Team: One of the rising young stars in the
national team program, she was the youngest member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's
National Team at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games and the youngest gold-medal winning
soccer player in Olympic history, male or female Began training with the U.S. Women's
National Team in March 1995 ... Scored twice in her full U.S. National Team debut against
Russia on Jan. 14, 1996 in Campinas, Brazil ... Also currently a member of the U-20
National Team pool and will likely represent the USA at this summer's Nordic Cup
championship for U-20s ... Tied for second on the team in goals scored in 1996 with 8
despite being 12th in minutes played ... Began training with the U.S. Women's National
Team in March 1995 ... Attended U-20 and U-16 National Team training camps.
College/High School: Was third on the team with 14 goals
during the 1996 regular season at UNC and helped lead the Tar Heels to the national title
... Entered University of North Carolina after completing high school in three years ...
Overcame early season injuries to lead North Carolina to the 1996 NSCAA championship ...
Scored 15 goals and had 11 assists for 41 points, good for third on the team in scoring
... Voted by Soccer News as the 1996 College Athlete of the Year and 1995
All-American ... A finalist for the Hermann Trophy and Missouri Athletic Club Player of
the Year in 1996 ... A first-team NSCAA All-American in 1996 ... Was all ACC in 1996 and
also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and was the Soccer News and Soccer
America Freshmen of the Year in 1995 ... Chosen and an NSCAA first-team All-American
in 1995 ... Also a 1995 Soccer News and Soccer America All-American ...
Voted ACC Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... Had 17 goals and 12 assists in her freshman
year at UNC to finish third on the team in scoring, behind Debbie Keller and Robin Confer
... Named to the all-region and all state teams while playing at Germantown High, and also
was honored as MVP of state and regional tournaments ... One of only two players in
Tennessee prep history to score more than 100 goals in a career (105), and is the all-time
state leader in assists with 82.
Club: Memphis Football Club won the state championship
1990-95 and finished second in the nation at the U-17 level in 1995 ... MVP at the 1995
U.S. Youth Soccer national tournament.
Personal: Full name Cynthia Marie Parlow. 4.0 GPA in
high school completing high school in three years.
Full-International Appearances: 29
Full-International Goals: 14
First Appearance: Jan. 14, 1996, vs. Russia
First Goal: Jan. 14, 1996, vs. Russia

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