Cindy Parlow
(Courtesy of USOC) |
| Position: Forward |
| Era: 1996-2004 |
| DOB: 1978.05.08 |
| Height: 5'11" |
| Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. |
| College: University of North Carolina |
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| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP/GS |
Min |
G |
A |
Pts |
Y/R |
W-L-D |
| 1996 |
20/5 |
704 |
8 |
2 |
18 |
0/0 |
17-1-2 |
| 1997 |
9/6 |
431 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
2/0 |
9-0-0 |
| 1998 |
13/7 |
765 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
1/0 |
11-0-2 |
| 1999 |
25/23 |
1691 |
9 |
10 |
28 |
1/0 |
22-2-1 |
| 2000 |
31/15 |
1460 |
19 |
7 |
45 |
4/0 |
21-4-6 |
| 2001 |
3/3 |
262 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1/0 |
2-0-1 |
| 2002 |
14/14 |
969 |
11 |
2 |
24 |
2/0 |
11-1-2 |
| 2003 |
19/17 |
1109 |
8 |
1 |
17 |
2/0 |
15-1-3 |
| 2004 |
24/11 |
1081 |
10 |
8 |
28 |
3/0 |
19-2-3 |
| Total |
158/101 |
8472 |
75 |
32 |
182 |
16/0 |
127-11-20 |
National Team Highlights
The youngest player ever to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Women's World Cup title.
Played in two matches at the 2004 Olympics, starting one, after participating in the 2004 Olympic residency program.
Tallied hat tricks against Haiti and Ireland in 2004 to bump her career hat trick total to seven, moving her past Michelle Akers and putting her in second place on the all-time hat trick lists, one behind Mia Hamm.
Started five matches at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and scored two goals, both on headers, against Sweden and Nigeria.
Scored the only four-goal game of her career against England on 2003.05.17.
Scored five goals in the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, including a hat trick in a 7-0 semifinal victory over Costa Rica that earned the U.S. a berth in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Earned the 100th cap of her career on 2001.07.03.
In 2000, she led the team with 19 goals and seven assists and notched four hat tricks, one short of a team record for a calendar year.
One of just two players to come off the bench at the 2000 Olympics, she played a total of 112 minutes in five matches.
Had back-to-back hat tricks on 2000.06.02 against Canada and 2000.06.04 against New Zealand, making her the second player to accomplish that feat joining Mia Hamm (1998.06.28 & 1998.07.25)
Started all six games for the U.S. at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, recording two goals with two assists. She scored a diving header against Nigeria and the first goal against Brazil in the semifinal.
Emerged as a starter for the National Team in March 1999 after overcoming a nagging hamstring injury.
Won U.S. Soccer's Young Female Athlete of the Year Award in 1998.
The youngest member of gold medal-winning team at the 1996 Olympics at the age of 18.
Scored twice in her National Team debut against Russia on 1996.01.14.
First trained with the National Team in March 1995.
National Team Milestones
Youth National Team Highlights
Scored two goals with the U-21s at the 1998 Nordic Cup.
Scored twice in helping the U-20s to the 1997 Nordic Cup title.
A member of the U-16 pool.
Professional Highlights
A founding player of the Atlanta Beat.
Playing mostly in the midfield, she helped the Beat to the 2003 Founders Cup championship match as she started 17 of the 18 games she played, scored three goals and five assists and was named a reserve to the WUSA All-Star team.
Started 18 of the 19 games she played during 2002, scored five goals and four assists and helped the Beat to the playoffs.
Helped lead the Beat to the inaugural WUSA championship match in 2001. She scored the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime against the Philadelphia Charge in the WUSA semifinals. Scored five goals and seven assists on the year to finish 10th in the league in scoring and was named to the All-WUSA Second Team.
Collegiate Highlights
Played for North Carolina from 1995-1998 and won NCAA titles in 1997 and 1996. Ended her UNC career with 68 goals and 53 assists in 103 games.
In 1998 and 1997, she won both the Hermann Trophy and the M.A.C. Player of the Year Award. A four-time First-Team NSCAA All-American selection.
Led the Tar Heels to the 1998 NCAA title game with 21 goals and 11 assists and was named 1998 ACC Player of the Year.
Scored 13 goals with 18 assists as a junior and tallied the game-winning goal in the 1997 NCAA championship game.
Overcame early-season injuries in 1996 to score 15 goals and 11 assists as she was a finalist for the 1996 Hermann Trophy and M.A.C. Award.
A First-Team All-ACC selection from 1996-1998.
Voted ACC Rookie of the Year after scoring 17 goals and 12 assists as a freshman in 1995.
Enter UNC as a 17-year-old after completing high school in three years.
Last We Heard
Married John Cone in July 2007.
Announced her retirement from the National Team in July 2006 and was working on completing her degree in education at the University of North Carolina.
Coaches the U-11 and U-17 girls' teams at Triangle United in Chapel Hill, N.C.
