Jenny Lynn Bindon (née Bourn; born 25 February 1973) is an American-born

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coach and former

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who represented

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at international level. She played 77 full internationals in between 2004 and 2010. She is currently an assistant coach of the

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High school

Jenny and her twin sister, Sarah, were multi-sport stars at Belleville West High School. The two participated in basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, and cross country. Girls' soccer was not offered at the time.

NCAA career

Bindon played basketball (1991–93), tennis (1991–92), and soccer (1992) for the

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. She left SIUE to enlist in the

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. After the Coast Guard, Bindon returned to the field in 1998 at

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, where she played soccer and basketball.

International career

Bindon made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0–2 loss to

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on 18 February 2004, and represented New Zealand at the

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finals in China, where they lost to

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(0–5),

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(0–2) and

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(0–2). She was also included in the New Zealand squad for the

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where they drew with

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(2–2) before losing to

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(0–1) and Brazil (0–4). On 7 March 2011 Bindon earned her 50th A-international cap in a 5–2 loss to

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in the

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, becoming the first New Zealand goalkeeper to reach the milestone. At the

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, Bindon played all 360 minutes in 4 matches played by New Zealand. She conceded 5 goals, 2 to the U.S. who sent them home with a 0–2 quarter-final defeat. Other goals conceded in group stage, to Great Britain (0–1), Brazil (0–1), and Cameroon (3–1); Her goalkeeping performance was critical to New Zealand advancing to second stage, since they advanced by better goal difference than North Korea. At 39 years of age, she was the oldest competitor in 2012 Olympic women's football tournament. After her last match in 2012 Olympics, she did not rule out competing for the

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in Canada, quote: "I've been asked that question many times because of my age. But there's no reason for me to stop as long as this smile stays on my face and my body keeps holding out." Bindon announced her retirement from international football in February 2014.

Coaching career

After retiring, Bindon later moved to coaching, which she has already pursued while as a player. Bindon served as the assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the New Zealand under-17 women's team, and goalkeeper coach for the New Zealand under-20 and senior women's teams, and was joint head coach of third division

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during the 2016 NRFL season, the second female coach in that club to do so. In February 2017 Bindon was named by the

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women's soccer team to be an assistant and goalkeeping coach. She coached in two College Cups in 2017 (Runner-Up) and 2019 (Final Four). On 16 December 2019, Bindon was named head coach of the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) women's soccer team. She is the sixth head coach in programme history. Bindon was dismissed on 8 November 2021. Her teams posted a 1-26-1 record during two seasons, including a winless 0-19 campaign in her second year. In October 2022, Bindon sued LMU for wrongful termination in

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, alleging defamation, retaliation, and gender discrimination. A hearing has been set for 19 April 2023, in

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Personal life

Bindon moved to New Zealand after her marriage to Grant Bindon, former captain of the New Zealand men's volleyball team, whom she met while they were students at Lewis University. They have one son, Tyler, who currently plays for

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club

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References

External links

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New Zealand Football profile
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