Marinette Pichon

Marinette Pichon
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-26) 26 November 1975 (age 48)
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

Marinette Pichon (French pronunciation: [maʁinɛt piʃɔ̃]; born 26 November 1975) is a French former football player.[1]

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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 September 1994 Aberdeen, Scotland  Scotland 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
2. 30 September 1995 Akranes, Iceland  Iceland 1–2 3–3 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
3. 2–3
4. 9 December 1995 Montpellier, France  Netherlands 1–0 1–1
5. 1 June 1996 Angers, France  Iceland 1–0 3–0
6. 3–0
7. 7 September 1996 Vantaa, Finland  Finland 1–0 2–0
8. 2–0
9. 28 June 2001 Reutlingen, Germany  Denmark 1–2 3–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2001
10. 1 July 2001 Ulm, Germany  Italy 1–0 2–0
11. 28 October 2001 Boryspil, Ukraine  Ukraine 1–0 2–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12. 2–0
13. 17 November 2001 Drnovice, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–0 2–1
14. 2–0
15. 9 April 2002 Limoges, France  Australia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
16. 20 April 2002 Strasbourg, France  Czech Republic 2–0 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17. 9 May 2002 Halden, Norway  Norway 1–1 1–3
18. 1 June 2002 Châteauroux, France  Ukraine 1–1 2–1
19. 23 August 2002 Lens, France  Denmark 1–0 2–0
20. 17 October 2002 London, England  England 1–0 1–0
21. 14 March 2003 Silves, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 3–0 2003 Algarve Cup
22. 2–0
23. 11 May 2003 Kecskemét, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
24. 3–0
25. 24 September 2003 Washington D.C., United States  South Korea 1–0 1–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
26. 27 September 2003  Brazil 1–1 1–1
27. 15 November 2003 Quimper, France  Poland 4–0 7–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
28. 5–0
29. 7–0
30. 16 March 2004 Quarteira, Portugal  Sweden 2–0 3–0 2004 Algarve Cup
31. 18 March 2004 Silves, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 1–0
32. 20 March 2004 Faro, Portugal  Italy ?–? 3–3 (4–3 p)
33. 16 May 2004 Selyatino, Russia  Russia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
34. 3–0
35. 3 October 2004 Opole, Poland  Poland 1–1 5–1
36. 2–1
37. 5–1
38. 11 March 2005 Guia, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 2–1 2005 Algarve Cup
39. 13 March 2005 Loulé, Portugal  Finland 1–1 2–1
40. 6 June 2005 Preston, England  Italy 2–0 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005
41. 3–0
42. 5 November 2005 Langenrohr, Austria  Austria 1–1 3–1 2007 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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