Susan Elizabeth Quill (; born November 10, 1980) is an American former

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player and current

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who played as a

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, making ten appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Bush played for Challenge Soccer Club in her youth, where she won five state championships. In high school, she did not play soccer for the St. John's Rebels, instead competing in

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, where she was a four-year letter-winner and all-conference player in her senior year. She also played

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as a

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for two seasons, and participated in one year of

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. She was a ''

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'' High School

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n in 1998 and 1999, and ''Parade'' High School Player of the Year in 1999. In college, she played for the

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from 1999 to 2002, where she was a letter-winner. She won the

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and

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, and was the team

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as a senior. Despite being injured throughout her first three seasons, she scored 20 goals and recorded 36 assists in 71 total appearances for the Tar Heels. She was a ''Soccer Buzz'' Third-Team All-American in 2002, and was included in the NCAA All-Tournament team in 1999 as the offensive

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. She was also a ''Soccer Buzz'' Freshman Third-Team All-American in 1999, as well as a finalist for the

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in 2002. Bush began with the U.S. under-21 national team, competing at the Nordic Cup in 1998, 1999, and 2000, the latter two of which the U.S. won. She was the only high school player in the U.S. senior training camp for the

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for List of women's national association football teams, women's national association football, soccer teams. It was hosted as well as ...

. She made her international debut for the

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on December 16, 1998 in a friendly match against

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. In total, she made ten appearances for the U.S. and scored three goals, earning her final cap on July 7, 2000 in a friendly match against

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. In club soccer, Bush was selected by the

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in the 2003 WUSA Draft. She made 12 appearances for the team in the 2003 season. However, she had to retire from professional soccer due to knee injuries. Bush hold a U.S. Soccer "A" license. While still attending North Carolina, she served as a student assistant of the Tar Heels in 2003. She served as the assistant coach of the

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for two seasons, before serving as the head coach from 2007 to 2012. Later, she was the girls' varsity soccer coach at

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from 2012 to 2014, and St. John's School, her

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, from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, she was appointed as the head coach of varsity girls' soccer at the

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. She also coaches the WPSL club SouthStar FC in

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which had their inaugural season in 2019.

Personal life

Bush is a native of

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. She graduated from the

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in 2004 with a

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, double-majoring in history and

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. She has three children, and is married to

Eric Quill Eric Quill (born February 28, 1978, in Missouri City, Texas) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Major League Soccer side FC Dallas. Career College An outstanding youth soccer player, Quill was offe ...

, former soccer player and current coach who served as her assistant while with the

Career statistics

International

International goals

Honors

United States *

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CONCACAF Women's Championship The CONCACAF W Championship is a women's association football competition for national teams organized by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) that often serves as the qualifying competition ...

References

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