Brandi Chastain

Soccer Player

Birthday July 21, 1968

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace San Jose, CA

Age 56 years old

#78,807 Most Popular

About

Former defender and midfielder who famously stripped her jersey to bare only a bra after scoring a dramatic, game-winning goal for the US national team in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Before Fame

She was named the Soccer America Freshmen of the Year at Berkeley.

Trivia

Her victorious stance, jersey-less with fists clenched in celebration, made the covers of Time and Newsweek.

Family Life

In 1996, she married Jerry Smith and she had her first child, Jaden Chastain Smith, on June 8, 2006.

Associated With

She appeared on an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!, during which host Alex Trebek joked that he hoped to see her win again.