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Brandi Chastain
2016 Inductee
Defender
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1996, 2004
Olympic Gold Medal
1991, 1999
World Cup Champion
2000
Olympic Silver Medal
Home States
California
A defender and forward who made the switch from the front line to the back line in mid-career and won two World Cups and two Olympic titles as a star of the U.S. women’s national team. Chastain played 192 full internationals for the United States between 1988 and 2004, winning World Cups in 1991 and 1999, and Olymic goal medals in 1996 and 2004. She played three seasons in the WUSA and one in WPS, and was the star of the Bay Area team that won the first WUSA title in 2001. Inducted in 2016.