Marcia Miller Jobson (born Marcia Seton Miller; December 4, 1975) is a former American soccer midfielder and former head women's soccer coach at

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Career

Jobson grew up in St. Charles, Illinois, where she led St. Charles East High School to two state soccer championships. She first attended and played college soccer for the

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; after two years, she transferred to

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. She then played for the

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of the W-League for four seasons,

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

of the women's Bundesliga for one season, and the Atlanta Beat of the WUSA for three seasons. In 2004, she played for the W-League's

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and

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International career

Jobson made her first appearance for the U.S. women's team against

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on June 26, 2005, making her the second-oldest American player to earn her first cap. In July 2007, she was chosen for the U.S.

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squad, making her the oldest U.S. player by four years to be named to a first World Cup roster.

Coaching career

Jobson was named head coach at Northern Illinois for the 2004 season, where her husband Paul was an assistant coach. She and Paul co-coached at

, with Marci contributing a record of 78-43-24 from 2008-14 as Baylor’s co-head coach. She stepped down to assistant coach in 2014, and both resigned at the end of 2021 with a combined record of 97-57-26, including back-to-back trips to the Elite Eight in 2017 and 2018. She and Paul run the Jobson Soccer academy.

Personal life

Jobson is the youngest of 8 children, whose names all begin with "M". She and Paul have four children.

References

External links

US Soccer profile
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