Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima (born 2 June 1967), commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer and coach who played as an attacking midfielder. She last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sisleide do Amor Lima[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Esplanada, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder Playmaker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Saad | ||
| 1997–1998 | São Paulo | ||
| 1999–2000 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2000 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2001–2003 | San Jose CyberRays | 62 | (5) |
| 2004–2008 | California Storm | ||
| 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1988–2000 | Brazil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 30 September 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 30 September 2009 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Born in Esplanada, Brazil, Sissi began playing football at the age of six with her older brother Paulo and her father.[2] At the age of 14, she left her home in Esplanada to play professionally in Salvador, Brazil. She played for the first time with the Brazilian national team at age 16.[3] In 1999 she transferred from São Paulo FC to Palmeiras for a US$5,000 fee.[4]
Club career edit
San Jose CyberRays (2001-2003) edit
Sissi played for the San Jose CyberRays in the first women's professional soccer league in the United States, the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) all three years that the league was in existence. The team won the Founders Cup Championship in their first year together.[2]
California Storm (2004-2014) edit
In 2004, Sissi signed to play with the California Storm in the Women's Premier Soccer League, the highest women's professional soccer league in the United States after the WUSA ceased operations. She joined fellow 1999 Women's World Cup stars, Brandi Chastain and Keri Sanchez.[5][6]
Saad Esporte Club (2005) edit
In November 2005, Sissi made a brief return to one of her former clubs in Brazil, Saad Esporte Clube.[7]
FC Gold Pride (2009) edit
Sissi signed with FC Gold Pride for the inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) as the team's assistant coach. On 11 June 2009, it was announced that Sissi was joining the roster of the team, making her the oldest player in the league at age 42.[8] She made three appearances as a player for the club playing a total of 128 minutes.[9] She was also an assistant coach.[10][11]
International career edit
Sissi was part of the EC Radar club team who represented Brazil at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in Guangdong and finished in third place.[12] She was unable to take part in the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup because she was not released by her club team.[13]
Sissi was called up to Brazil's squad for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as a Palmeiras player.[14] She won the golden boot award at the tournament in which she scored seven goals, sharing the award with China's Sun Wen.[15]
For the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 36-year-old Sissi was left out of the Brazil squad due to her relatively advanced age and "disciplinary issues".[16]
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 July 1996 | Birmingham, United States | Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1996 Summer Olympics |
| 2. | 19 June 1999 | East Rutherford, United States | Mexico | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 3. | 5–1 | |||||
| 4. | 6–1 | |||||
| 5. | 24 June 1999 | Chicago, United States | Italy | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 27 June 1999 | Landover, United States | Germany | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| 8. | 1 July 1999 | Nigeria | 4–3 | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
Coaching career edit
On 29 September 2008, Sissi was announced as the new assistant coach for the Bay Area Women's Professional Soccer team, ultimately known as FC Gold Pride. She was also the head coach for the Las Positas College Women's Soccer team based in Livermore, California. She was a coach for the Diablo Valley Soccer Club (DVSC) for three years as well as Clayton Valley High School.[2] She currently coaches at Walnut Creek Soccer Club and at Solano Community College in Fairfield, California, USA.
Honours edit
- Saad
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 1996
- São Paulo
- Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up: 1999-2000
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino runner-up: 2000
- Vasco da Gama
- CyberRays
- California Storm
- Brazil
- Copa América Femenina: 1995, 1998
- FIFA Women's World Cup third-Place: 1999
References edit
- ^ Sissi at Olympedia
- ^ a b c . Bay Area Sports Drive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ . Walnut Creek Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "EUA assediam seleção feminina de futebol" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
Considerada a segunda melhor jogadora do planeta na atualidade, a meia Sissi trocou o São Paulo pelo Palmeiras por US$ 5.000 _um trocado em relação ao valor de passe de Rivaldo, apontado como o melhor entre os homens.
- ^ "Brandi Chastain, Sissi and Keri Sanchez Sign With Storm". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "San Jose soccer star heads to Sacramento". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "SISSI, A JOGADORA DO SÉCULO DA AMÉRICA DO SUL, REFORÇA O SAAD NAS FINAIS DO PAULISTA" (in Portuguese). Saad Esporte Clube. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Sissi, before Marta, helped show her Brazil soccer wasn't just a man's game". Daily Breeze. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Sisleide do Amor Lima". Soccer Way. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Remembering '99: Sissi". US Soccer Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Gold Pride assistant coach Sissi will play". The Mercury News. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Fernandes, Andréa Karl. (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sindicato dos Treinsdores de Futebol Profissional do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ . FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original (TXT) on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Sissi's golden goal". FIFA. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Milene é confirmada na seleção feminina" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
External links edit
- – FIFA competition record (archived)