# Colette Cunningham > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colette_Cunningham > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colette_Cunningham.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colette_Cunningham > Source revision: 1327480758 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American soccer player (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Colette Cunningham | image = | caption = | height = {{Height|ft=5|in=4}} | full_name = Colette Helen Cunningham{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/08/29/obituaries/b22db7a4-e4be-4f25-a7fb-aecb2b952dfc/ |title=Obituaries |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |date=August 29, 1998 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812103425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/08/29/obituaries/b22db7a4-e4be-4f25-a7fb-aecb2b952dfc/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|1}} | birth_place = [Virginia](/source/Virginia), United States | position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = BRYC Shooting Stars | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1989 | youthclubs2 = [Lake Braddock Bruins](/source/Lake_Braddock_Secondary_School) | collegeyears1 = 1989 | college1 = [Marymount Saints](/source/Marymount_Saints_women's_soccer) | collegecaps1 = 18 | collegegoals1 = 39 | collegeyears2 = 1990–1992 | college2 = [NC State Wolfpack](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_women's_soccer) | collegecaps2 = ? | collegegoals2 = 42 | years1 = 1994 | clubs1 = [Washington Warthogs](/source/Washington_Warthogs) (indoor) | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1994–1995 | clubs2 = [Lazio](/source/S.S._Lazio_Women_2015) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1995–1998 | clubs3 = Sporting Sorrento Crems | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1997–2001 | clubs4 = [Maryland Pride](/source/Maryland_Pride) | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = | clubs5 = Soccer Academy United | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = [United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1994 | managerclubs1 = [American Eagles](/source/American_Eagles) (assistant) }} '''Colette Helen Cunningham''' (formerly '''Landon'''; born July 1, 1971) is an American former [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who played as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)), making two appearances for the [United States women's national team](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team). ==Career== In high school, Cunningham was a four-year varsity player for the [Lake Braddock Bruins](/source/Lake_Braddock_Secondary_School) soccer team, which won the state championship in her senior year. She also played [basketball](/source/basketball) during her high school career.{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Kathleen |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/12/03/girls-basketball/3cdd4e1a-745d-4c57-9f34-d09be3b6b28e/ |title=Girls Basketball |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |date=December 3, 1988 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812103337/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/12/03/girls-basketball/3cdd4e1a-745d-4c57-9f34-d09be3b6b28e/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} In college, she played for the [Marymount Saints](/source/Marymount_University) in her freshman year of 1989, scoring 39 goals and registering 20 assists in 18 appearances. She holds the [NCAA Division III](/source/NCAA_Division_III) record for most points (goals and assists) in a season (98) and most points per game in a season (5.44).{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_RB/2017/D3.pdf |title=Division III Women's Soccer Records |website=[National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) |year=2017 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812104906/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_RB/2017/D3.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} The following year she joined the [NC State Wolfpack](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_women's_soccer), where she played until 1992 and was a [letter-winner](/source/Letterman_(sports)). She scored 42 goals and registed 22 assists during her three seasons with the Wolfpack. She was selected in the [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) All-Tournament team in 1991, as well as the All-ACC First Team in 1991 and 1992.{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2018/3/26/2017_Record_Book_March_22.pdf |title=NC State Women's Soccer Program Records |website=[NC State Wolfpack](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack) |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812105111/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2018/3/26/2017_Record_Book_March_22.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} Cunningham made her international debut for the [United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) on August 14, 1992 in a [friendly](/source/Exhibition_game) match against [Norway](/source/Norway_women's_national_football_team), which finished as a 1–3 loss. She earned her second and final cap two days later against the same opponent, which finished as a 2–4 loss.{{cite web |url=https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |title=2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |website=[United States Soccer Federation](/source/United_States_Soccer_Federation) |year=2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2019}} In 1994 Cunningham played for the [indoor soccer](/source/indoor_soccer) for the [Washington Warthogs](/source/Washington_Warthogs) of the [CISL](/source/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League).{{cite news |last=Fitzhenry |first=Mark |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/06/10/warthogs-sign-local-female-player/1ea3c078-22f3-4877-b1d8-15c85f49b21a/ |title=Warthogs sign local female player |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |date=June 10, 1994 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812103311/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/06/10/warthogs-sign-local-female-player/1ea3c078-22f3-4877-b1d8-15c85f49b21a/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} She recorded two assists in twelve regular season appearances and one postseason game,{{cite web |url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/soccerstatsindex.php?player_id=cunnicol001 |title=Colette Cunningham |website=JustSportsStats.com |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190812105520/https://www.justsportsstats.com/soccerstatsindex.php?player_id=cunnicol001 |archive-date=August 12, 2019 }} becoming the first woman to register a point in U.S. men's professional soccer.{{cite news |last=Glick |first=Shav |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-30-sp-21478-story.html |title=She's Allowed to 'Hog the Ball With the Guys |website=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |date=July 30, 1994 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812105656/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-30-sp-21478-story.html |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} She played for the [Maryland Pride](/source/Maryland_Pride) in the [USL W-League](/source/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)) from 1997 to 1999, winning the 1996 championship. Following the season, she moved to Italy to play in [Rome](/source/Rome) for [Lazio](/source/S.S._Lazio_Women_2015) of [Serie A](/source/Serie_A_(women's_football)). In 1995, she moved to Sporting Sorrento Crems in [Sorrento](/source/Sorrento) (near [Naples](/source/Naples)), where she played until 1998. She also played for the [Maryland Pride](/source/Maryland_Pride) in 1997 upon return to the U.S. for the off-season. In 1998, she returned to the United States to care for her ill father and continued playing for the Maryland Pride.{{cite news |last=Caparaz |first=Dean |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/14207/w-league-laying-the-groundwork.html |title=W-League: Laying the groundwork |website=[Soccer America](/source/Soccer_America) |date=May 17, 2000 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812105758/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/14207/w-league-laying-the-groundwork.html |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} She also played for the Soccer Academy United team which won three [USASA National Women's Amateur](/source/USASA_National_Women's_Amateur) titles.{{cite news |last=Mattei |first=Al |location=[Beltsville, Maryland](/source/Beltsville%2C_Maryland) |url=http://www.topofthecircle.com/OMmdpride.html |title=Maryland Pride based its fortunes on four mothers |website=TopOfTheCircle.com |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812110211/http://www.topofthecircle.com/OMmdpride.html |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} Cunningham also was an assistant coach for the [American Eagles](/source/American_Eagles) in 1994.{{cite news |last=Fitzhenry |first=Mark |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/17/woman-seeks-place-among-the-hogs/28958d71-1cfb-40cc-a24a-3130370a858b/ |title=Woman seeks place among the 'Hogs |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |date=May 17, 1994 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812101441/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/17/woman-seeks-place-among-the-hogs/28958d71-1cfb-40cc-a24a-3130370a858b/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} She was inducted into the Virginia–D.C. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.vadcsoccerhof.org/hall-of-fame-inductees/hall-of-fame-bios/colette-cunningham |title=Colette Cunningham |website=Virginia–D.C. Soccer Hall of Fame |year=2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812110529/http://www.vadcsoccerhof.org/hall-of-fame-inductees/hall-of-fame-bios/colette-cunningham |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} ==Personal life== Cunningham gave birth to her son Kevin in 1996. In 1999, she began a career in law enforcement,{{cite news |last=Collazo |first=Veronike |url=https://www.loudountribune.com/shattering-stereotypes-loudouns-women-in-law-enforcement/ |title=Shattering Stereotypes: Loudoun's Women in Law Enforcement |website=The Loudoun Tribune |date=August 30, 2016 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812110728/https://www.loudountribune.com/shattering-stereotypes-loudouns-women-in-law-enforcement/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019}} and currently works as a patrol [lieutenant](/source/lieutenant) for the [Loudoun County Sheriff's Office](/source/Loudoun_County_Sheriff's_Office) in [Loudoun County, Virginia](/source/Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia). She was born with the surname Cunningham, and later took the [married name](/source/Maiden_and_married_names) Landon, which she no longer uses.{{cite web |url=http://www.racepacket.com/result04/sep04/arl9115k.htm |title=3rd Annual Arlington Police, Fire and Sheriff 9-11 Memorial 5k Run |website=RacePacket |date=September 4, 2004 |access-date=September 5, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905002542/http://www.racepacket.com/result04/sep04/arl9115k.htm |archive-date=September 5, 2019}} ==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|[United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1992||2||0 |- !Total!!2!!0 |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Colette}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:American women's soccer players Category:American women's soccer coaches Category:American women's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Virginia Category:Law enforcement officials from Virginia Category:United States women's international soccer players Category:American expatriate women's soccer players Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Category:Women's association football forwards Category:Marymount Saints women's soccer players Category:NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players Category:Washington Warthogs players Category:SS Lazio Women 2015 players Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League players Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) players Category:Serie A (women's football) players Category:American Eagles women's soccer coaches Category:American women police officers Category:Soccer players from Loudoun County, Virginia Category:Female players in men's indoor soccer Category:Lake Braddock Secondary School alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Colette Cunningham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colette_Cunningham) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colette_Cunningham?action=history)). 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