Ann Orrison

Ann Kimberly Orrison-Germain (née Orrison; born June 29, 1961) is an American former soccer player who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986.[2][3]

Ann Orrison
Personal information
Full name Ann Kimberly Orrison-Germain
Birth name Ann Kimberly Orrison[1]
Date of birth (1961-06-29) June 29, 1961[1]
Place of birth Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Arlington United
National team
1985–1986 United States 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

She played field hockey and lacrosse at the University of Virginia.

Personal life

Orrison was born in Arlington County, Virginia on June 29, 1961,[1] to Karen (née Olson) and Charles Orrison, and grew up in McLean.[2] She married Everett Grant Germain III on June 21, 1986, in Fairfax, Virginia.[4] She is the sister-in-law of fellow U.S. international Suzy Cobb Germain, who later married Everett's brother Gregory in 1989.[5] Both players had previously featured together in a match against Canada at the 1986 North America Cup, which the Americans won 3–0 (this was Cobb Germain's only international appearance, and Orrison's final match).[6]

See also

References
  1. Virginia, Births, 1864–2016. Virginia Department of Health. Richmond, Virginia.
  2. "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Ann Orrison". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. "U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail". Soccer America. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. Virginia, Marriages, 1936–2014. Virginia Department of Health. Richmond, Virginia.
  5. Virginia, Marriages, 1936–2014. Virginia Department of Health. Richmond, Virginia.
  6. "Women's All-Time International Results and Lineups". 1997 U.S. Soccer Media Guide. Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. 1998. p. 140.

Further reading
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
  • Nash, Tim (2016), It’s Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women’s Soccer', Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526


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