Shannon Higgins-Cirovski
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shannon Danise Higgins-Cirovski | ||
Birth name | Shannon Danise Higgins[1] | ||
Date of birth | February 20, 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Kent, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
International career | |||
1987–1991 | United States | 51 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1990 |
George Washington Colonials (assistant) | ||
1991–1997 |
George Washington Colonials | ||
1998 | United States U18 | ||
1999–2006 | Maryland Terrapins |
Shannon Danise Higgins-Cirovski (
High school and college
Higgins grew up in
National team
Higgins earned fifty-one
Coach
Following her graduation from UNC in 1990, Higgins-Cirovski was hired as an assistant coach to the George Washington University women's soccer team. In 1992, she was elevated to the position of head coach, taking the team to a 69–59–11 record before resigning in 1997. She was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.[4] In 1998, Higgins-Cirovski served as the head coach of the U.S. U-18 women's national team. On January 13, 1999, she was hired as the University of Maryland, College Park women's soccer team, a position she held until resigning in 2006. She had a 62–51–10 (.549) record over her six seasons. Her husband, Sasho Cirovski, coaches the school's men's soccer team.
Broadcaster
In 2001, Higgins-Cirovski was a color commentator for the television broadcasts of the Washington Freedom of the WUSA.
She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002.[5] That year, the Atlantic Coast Conference named her to its list of the Top 50 ACC Athletes in the first fifty years of the conference's existence.
References
- ^ "2001 North Carolina women's soccer media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Tar Heels. 2001. p. 63. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Higgins-Cirovski Named To Soccer America Women's College Team Of Century". University of Maryland Athletics. January 10, 2000. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Soccer". CWSA. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Seven Colonials Inducted into GW Athletic Hall of Fame
- ^ "Shannon Higgins-Cirovski - 2002 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Shannon Higgins-Cirovski - 2002 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.