Cindy Parlow Cone
Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone (née Parlow; born May 8, 1978) is an American soccer executive and president of the United States Soccer Federation. A former professional soccer player, she is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup champion. As head coach in 2013, Parlow Cone led the Portland Thorns FC to clinch the inaugural National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) championship title.
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Parlow running a training session, December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Cynthia Marie Parlow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 8, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 103 | (68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Raleigh Wings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Atlanta Beat | 60 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2004 | United States | 158 | (75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | North Carolina Tar Heels (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Portland Thorns FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Parlow Cone previously served on U.S. Soccer's Referee Committee, Medical Advisory Committee, Appeals Committee, the Athletes’ Council, and Youth Task Force. She was elected as interim Vice President of U.S. Soccer on February 16, 2019, and re-elected for a four-year term in February 2020. In March 2020, she was named president after the previous holder, Carlos Cordeiro, suddenly resigned. In February 2022, she was elected to a full four-year term in her own right.
Parlow Cone was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2018, the Tennessee State Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 2019, and the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame the same year.