Marinette Pichon

Marinette Pichon (born 26 November 1975) is a French former football player.[1]

Marinette Pichon
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-26) 26 November 1975
Place of birth Bar-sur-Aube, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 A.S. Brienne
1992–2002 Saint-Memmie Olympique
2002–2003 Philadelphia Charge 36 (28)
2003–2004 Saint-Memmie Olympique 11 (5)
2004 New Jersey Wildcats 10 (21)
2004–2007 FCF Juvisy 58 (89)
International career
1994–2006 France 112 (81)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Pichon had a dysfunctional childhood with an alcoholic father.[2][3][4][5]

Career

She started her career at Saint-Memmie Olympique, then signed on to the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the American professional league. She played for the Philadelphia Charge during their 2002 and 2003 seasons, in 2002 ranking second in the league in goals scored and winning the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.[6] In 2003, she tied for the lead in goals scored and led the league in goals per game.[7]

After the WUSA disbanded in 2003, she returned to France, where she played for Juvisy FCF. She was the leading domestic scorer in the 2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05, and 2005/06 seasons. She also played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the American W-League during their 2004 season, leading the league that year in both goals scored and total points despite playing in only ten matches.[8]

International career

She appeared for France from 1994 until 2006, announcing her retirement at the age of 31 following France's elimination from World Cup qualifying. During her career, she scored 81 goals in 112 international matches.[9][10] She played for France at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 September 1994Aberdeen, Scotland Scotland3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
2.30 September 1995Akranes, Iceland Iceland1–23–3UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
3.2–3
4.9 December 1995Montpellier, France Netherlands1–01–1
5.1 June 1996Angers, France Iceland1–03–0
6.3–0
7.7 September 1996Vantaa, Finland Finland1–02–0
8.2–0
9.28 June 2001Reutlingen, Germany Denmark1–23–4UEFA Women's Euro 2001
10.1 July 2001Ulm, Germany Italy1–02–0
11.28 October 2001Boryspil, Ukraine Ukraine1–02–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12.2–0
13.17 November 2001Drnovice, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–02–1
14.2–0
15.20 April 2002Strasbourg, France Czech Republic2–04–1
16.9 May 2002Halden, Norway Norway1–11–3
17.1 June 2002Châteauroux, France Ukraine1–12–1
18.23 August 2002Lens, France Denmark1–02–0
19.17 October 2002London, England England1–01–0
20.14 March 2003Silves, Portugal Denmark1–03–02003 Algarve Cup
21.2–0
22.11 May 2003Kecskemét, Hungary Hungary1–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
23.3–0
24.24 September 2003Washington D.C., United States South Korea1–01–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup
25.27 September 2003 Brazil1–11–1
26.15 November 2003Quimper, France Poland4–07–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
27.5–0
28.7–0
29.16 March 2004Quarteira, Portugal Sweden2–03–02004 Algarve Cup
30.18 March 2004Silves, Portugal Denmark1–01–0
31.20 March 2004Faro, Portugal Italy?–?3–3 (4–3 p)
32.16 May 2004Selyatino, Russia Russia2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
33.3–0
34.3 October 2004Opole, Poland Poland1–15–1
35.2–1
36.5–1
37.11 March 2005Guia, Portugal Denmark1–02–12005 Algarve Cup
38.13 March 2005Loulé, Portugal Finland1–12–1
39.6 June 2005Preston, England Italy2–03–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005
40.3–0
41.5 November 2005Langenrohr, Austria Austria1–13–12007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Personal life

In November 2012, a change in law gave Pichon the distinction of being the second woman in France to be granted "paternity" leave. Her wife gave birth to their son following in vitro fertilisation (IVF).[12] Pichon received a Legion of Honour.[13][14]

In 2023, Garance Marillier portrayed Pichon in Marinette, a biographical film of her life adapted from Pichon's autobiography Ne jamais rien lâcher.[15]

References
  1. "Cinq choses à savoir sur Marinette Pichon, l'ex-star auboise du football féminin au coeur d'un biopic". France 3 Grand Est. 22 May 2023.
  2. "Football féminin. Martine Combes : "Ne pas aller en demie serait une déception »"". 12 June 2019.
  3. "Marinette Poiron : Alcoolique, son père "devenait un démon"".
  4. "Marinette Pichon, libérée par le football". Le Monde.fr. 8 June 2019.
  5. "L'Ex-footballeuse Marinette Pichon sur son père : "C'était un taré"". 3 April 2018.
  6. "Looking back at the Philadelphia Charge's first season, 20 years after pro women's soccer's arrival here". 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021.
  7. "Players to watch: FRA: Pichon Marinette". FIFA. 20 November 2003. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  8. "W-League 2004 MVP announced". United Soccer Leagues. 6 August 2004. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  9. "Marinette Pichon : "Ma vie va être résumée en deux heures, c'est insensé !"".
  10. "Pichon: It's time for France to step up".
  11. Marinette Pichon – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. Trouillard, Stéphanie (16 November 2012). "Le "congé paternité" de l'ex-star du foot Marinette Pichon". France 24. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  13. "UEFA Euro dames: Marinette Pichon, l'étoile des Bleues". 14 July 2022.
  14. ""Marinette" : "J'ai surmonté tous ces obstacles dans ma vie", témoigne l'ancienne footballeuse Marinette Pichon avant la sortie de son biopic". Franceinfo. 21 May 2023.
  15. "Garance Marillier sera la première footballeuse française, Marinette Pichon". 31 January 2022.
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