{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Laura Schott | image = | caption = | height = {{Height|ft=5|in=5}}<ref name="media guide"/> | full_name = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|4}}<ref name="media guide"/> | birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | position = Forward<ref name="media guide"/> | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = FC Portland | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1999 | youthclubs2 = Jesuit Crusaders | collegeyears1 = 1999–2002 | college1 = California Golden Bears | collegecaps1 = 76 | collegegoals1 = 56 | years1 = 2003 | clubs1 = Washington Freedom | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = California Storm | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = United States U18 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2001 | nationalteam2 = United States U21 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2001 | nationalteam3 = United States | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Eastside United FC | manageryears2 = 2005–2008 | managerclubs2 = Portland State Vikings (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2008–2017 | managerclubs3 = Portland State Vikings | manageryears4 = | managerclubs4 = Portland Thorns Academy }} '''Laura Schott''' (born April 4, 1981) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making five appearances for the United States women's national team.
==Playing career== Schott played for the Jesuit Crusaders in high school, scoring 116 career goals and winning four consecutive state championships.<ref name="interview">{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Bonnie Azab |location=Berkeley, California |url=https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2002/09/03_schott.html |title=Schott on goal: Cal striker Laura Schott takes aim at Berkeley women's soccer record |website=University of California, Berkeley |date=August 30, 2002 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824034820/https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2002/09/03_schott.html |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> She was chosen as a ''Parade'' High-School All-American, and was an NSCAA Oregon Player of the Year in her junior and senior years. She also played club soccer for FC Portland, winning seven consecutive state championships, and participated in track and field.<ref name="jesuit"/> In college, she played for the California Golden Bears from 1999 to 2002. She was an NSCAA All-American in 2000, as well as the ''Soccer America'' MVP in the same year. She was also included in the ''Soccer Buzz'' All-America first team in 2000 and second team in 2001, and was selected in the All-Pac-10 second team in 1999 and first team in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Schott was chosen in the NSCAA All-Region team in 2000 (first team), 2001 (second team), and 2002 (third team), as well as the ''Soccer Buzz'' All-West team in all four years (first team 2000 and 2001, second in 1999, third in 2002). In 2001, she was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy.<ref name="jesuit"/> In total, she scored 56 goals and recorded 16 assists in 76 appearances for the Golden Bears.<ref name="cal">{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/calberk.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/6/29/02_mediaguide_part1.pdf |title=2002 California Women's Soccer Media Guide |publisher=California Golden Bears |year=2002 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035006/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/calberk.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/6/29/02_mediaguide_part1.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/calberk.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/6/29/2003_13_14.pdf |title=2003 California Women's Soccer Media Guide |publisher=California Golden Bears |year=2003 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035104/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/calberk.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/6/29/2003_13_14.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> Her career goal tally stands as a school record, while her career points (goals and assists) of 128 ranks second at the school.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/calberk.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/22/2016_Cal_WSOC_Record_Book_FINAL.pdf |title=Cal Women's Soccer 2016 Record Book |publisher=California Golden Bears |year=2016 |access-date=August 10, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810073810/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/calberk.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/22/2016_Cal_WSOC_Record_Book_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref>
Schott appeared for the under-18 and under-21 U.S. national teams, winning the 2001 Nordic Cup with the latter.<ref name="interview"/> She made her international debut for the United States on March 7, 2001 in a friendly match against Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/schott.htm |title=Laura Schott |website=SoccerTimes.com |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111063506/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/schott.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2011}}</ref> In total, she made five appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on March 17, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Norway, and scored her only international goal in the match.<ref name="media guide">{{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 |year=2019 |access-date=August 18, 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}}</ref>
Schott was selected by the Washington Freedom in the 2003 WUSA Draft. She made seven appearances during the 2003 season and recorded one assist, with the team finishing as champions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-schotlau001 |title=Laura Schott |website=Stats Crew |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035159/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-schotlau001 |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> In 2004, she played for the California Storm of the WPSL, which one the championship.<ref name="jesuit"/>
In 2012, Schott was inducted into the Jesuit High School Athletic Hall of Fame,<ref name="jesuit">{{cite web |url=https://www.jesuitportland.org/athletics/hall-of-fame/videos-of-hall-of-fame-inductees |title=Hall of Fame Inductees |website=Jesuit High School |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035317/https://www.jesuitportland.org/athletics/hall-of-fame/videos-of-hall-of-fame-inductees |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> and was inducted into the "Lair of Legends" of the California Golden Bears in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |location=Berkeley, California |url=https://calbears.com/sports/2015/5/7/210084015.aspx |title=Women's Soccer Inducts Nine Into Inaugural Lair of Legends |website=California Golden Bears |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810073956/https://calbears.com/sports/2015/5/7/210084015.aspx |archive-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, she was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benenson |first=Herb |location=Berkeley, California |url=https://calbears.com/news/2017/5/10/athletics-news-jason-kidd-highlights-cal-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |title=Induction Night for New Cal Hall Of Fame Class |website=California Golden Bears |date=September 8, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035638/https://calbears.com/news/2017/5/10/athletics-news-jason-kidd-highlights-cal-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
==Coaching career==
Schott later worked as the assistant director of Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club, and coached as part of the Oregon Olympic Development Program. She began coaching at Eastside United Football Club, winning a state championship in 2010. From 2008 to 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://calbears.com/hof.aspx?hof=310 |title=Laura Schott |website=California Golden Bears |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035751/https://calbears.com/hof.aspx?hof=310 |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> she served as the head coach of the Portland State Vikings women's soccer team,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/360015-239175-schott-steps-down-as-psu-womens-soccer-coach |title=Schott steps down as PSU women's soccer coach |website=Portland Tribune |date=May 18, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824035917/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/360015-239175-schott-steps-down-as-psu-womens-soccer-coach |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> where she was named Big Sky Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2013. She previously had served as an assistant coach for the Vikings.<ref name="vikings"/>
From 2017 to 2020 she served as the academy director of Portland Thorns FC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portlandthornsacademy.com/home.php?layout=8010045 |title=2019/2020 Coaching Staff |website=Portland Thorns Academy |year=2019 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824040049/http://www.portlandthornsacademy.com/home.php?layout=8010045 |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
In February, 2020 she was hired as the head coach for the George Fox University women's soccer team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://athletics.georgefox.edu/sports/wsoc/2019-20/releases/20200220m04fmn |title=Laura Schott Named New Head Coach Of George Fox Women's Soccer |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220210118/https://athletics.georgefox.edu/sports/wsoc/2019-20/releases/20200220m04fmn |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life== Schott was born in Portland, Oregon, though she grew up in Wilsonville.<ref name="cal"/> She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004 with Bachelor of Science degrees in political science and mass communications.<ref name="vikings">{{cite web |url=https://goviks.com/coaches.aspx?rc=457 |title=Laura Schott |website=Portland State Vikings |access-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824040200/https://goviks.com/coaches.aspx?rc=457 |archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|United States<ref name="media guide"/> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2001||5||1 |- !Total!!5!!1 |}
===International goals=== {{hatnote|Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.<ref>{{cite news |location=Quarteira |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/articles/2001/03/goals-from-marquand-schott-and-reddick-not-enough-as-young-u-s-women-fall-4-3-to-norway-in-algarve-c.aspx |title=Goals from Marquand, Schott and Reddick Not Enough as Young U.S. Women Fall, 4–3, to Norway in Algarve Cup |website=United States Soccer Federation |date=March 17, 2001 |access-date=August 21, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516021409/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/articles/2001/03/goals-from-marquand-schott-and-reddick-not-enough-as-young-u-s-women-fall-4-3-to-norway-in-algarve-c.aspx |archive-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !No.!!Date!!Location!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- | align="center"|1 || March 17, 2001 || Quarteira, Portugal || {{fbw|NOR}} || align="center"|'''2'''–1 || align="center"|3–4 || 2001 Algarve Cup |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030205105404/http://calbears.ocsn.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/schott_laura00.html California Golden Bears player profile] * {{YouTube|3MEHpGE2Bjw|Laura Schott '99 – 2012 Jesuit High School Hall of Fame}}
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