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Lisa Cole Zimmerman

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Lisa Cole Zimmerman
Personal information
Full name Lisa Cole Zimmerman
Birth name Lisa Denae Cole[1]
Date of birth (1969-08-30) August 30, 1969 (age 55)[2]
Place of birth Dallas County, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1987 Bishop Lynch Friars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 SMU Mustangs 78 (101)
International career
1990 United States 2 (0)
Managerial career
Dallas Sting

Lisa Cole Zimmerman (born Lisa Denae Cole; August 30, 1969) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

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Cole Zimmerman played for the Bishop Lynch Friars in high school, where was an All-America selection in 1987.[3] She also played basketball and softball for the Friars, and earned all-state honors in all three sports. In 1987, she was the school's Female Athlete of the Year and Female Academic Athlete of the Year.[4] In college, she played for the SMU Mustangs from 1987 to 1990, having earned a scholarship,[3] and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with 101 goals and 44 assists in 78 appearances.[5] She was a First Team All-America selection in 1990, and a Freshman All-American in 1987.[6] In 1995 she was inducted into the Bishop Lynch High School Sports Honor Roll,[4] and in 2011 she was inducted into the SMU Mustangs Hall of Fame.[7]

Cole Zimmerman made her international debut for the United States on July 27, 1990 in a friendly match against Canada. In total, she made two appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on August 9, 1990 in a friendly match against England.[2]

She later coached the Dallas Sting '79 girls' youth team, which were the 1995 under-16 national champions.[4]

Personal life

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Cole Zimmerman was born in Dallas County, Texas, to Leta Ruth Denning and Charles C. Cole.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in physical education from Southern Methodist University.[4] She married Steven Hayes Zimmerman in Dallas on 18 May 1991.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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United States[2]
Year Apps Goals
1990 2 0
Total 2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Texas Birth Index – Cycle: 01 through 99 1969 Births, page 709". Texas Department of Health: Bureau of Vital Statistics. 1969 – via Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Bishop Lynch High School: Athletics Record Book" (PDF). Bishop Lynch High School. August 16, 2019. pp. 4, 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bishop Lynch Sports Honor Roll". Bishop Lynch High School. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "NCAA Soccer: Division I Women's Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "SMU Women's Soccer: 2014 Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "SMU to Honor New Inductees in Athletics Hall of Fame". SMU.edu. Southern Methodist University. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Texas, Marriage Index, 1824–2014". Texas Department of Health. Austin, Texas – via Ancestry.com.
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