Jenny Bindon

{{Short description|American-born association football coach and former goalkeeper}}

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| name = Jenny Bindon

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| fullname = Jenny Lynn Bindon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Belleville, Illinois, United States

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| currentclub = London City Lionesses (assistant coach)

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| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = 1979–1986

| youthclubs1 = Belle-Clair Soccer

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| clubs1 = Three Kings United

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| clubs2 = Glenfield Rovers

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| clubs3 = Bay Olympic

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| clubs4 = Hibiscus Coast

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| nationalyears1 = 2004–2014

| nationalcaps1 = 77

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand

| manageryears1 = 2016

| managerclubs1 = Takapuna AFC (co-head coach)

| manageryears2 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs2 = UCLA Bruins (assistant/goalkeeping coach)

| managerclubs3 = Loyola Marymount Lions (head coach)

| manageryears3 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs4 = London City Lionesses (assistant coach)

| manageryears4 = 2023–

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| ntupdate = 4 February 2014

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Jenny Lynn Bindon (née Bourn; born 25 February 1973) is an American-born association football coach and former goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. She played 77 full internationals in between 2004 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm|title=Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives|website=UltimateNZSoccer.com|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=11 June 2009}} She is currently an assistant coach of the London City Lionesses.{{cite web |title=London City Lionesses first team |url=https://www.londoncitylionesses.com/teams |accessdate=27 August 2021 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207154553/https://www.londoncitylionesses.com/teams |url-status=dead }}

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.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

NCAA career

Bindon played basketball (1991–93), tennis (1991–92), and soccer (1992) for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars.{{Cite web|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/|title=SIUE|website=SIUE}} She left SIUE to enlist in the United States Coast Guard. After the Coast Guard, Bindon returned to the field in 1998 at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, where she played soccer and basketball.{{Cite web|url=https://lewisflyers.com/splash.aspx?id=splash230|title=40th Annual Flyer Athletics Fund Golf Outing - Official Athletics Website|website=Lewis University Athletics}}

International career

Bindon made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0–2 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713192919/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2008|title=New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|access-date=22 September 2008}} where they lost to Brazil (0–5), Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).

She was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and Brazil (0–4).{{cite news

|title=Olympic Football Squads Named

|url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019

|website=Olympic.org.nz

|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee

|date=4 July 2008

|access-date=4 July 2008

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705171737/http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019

|archive-date=5 July 2008

}}

On 7 March 2011 Bindon earned her 50th A-international cap in a 5–2 loss to France in the Cyprus Cup, becoming the first New Zealand goalkeeper to reach the milestone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/|title=NZ Football - HOME|website=www.nzfootball.co.nz}}

At the 2012 London Olympics, 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);{{Cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/teams/team=1883725/statistics.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823102653/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/teams/team=1883725/statistics.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=23 August 2012| title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012: New Zealand – Statistics| website=FIFA.com| publisher=FIFA}} Her goalkeeping performance was critical to New Zealand advancing to second stage, since they advanced by better goal difference than North Korea.{{Cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/standings/index.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709163530/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/standings/index.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=9 July 2008| title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012: Groups|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA}}

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 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 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."{{Cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/newsid=1675383/index.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811105138/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/newsid=1675383/index.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=11 August 2012| title=Bindon: We're happy and proud| publisher=FIFA}}

Bindon announced her retirement from international football in February 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/9684821/NZ-womens-keeper-Jenny-Bindon-to-retire| title=NZ women's keeper Jenny Bindon to retire

|website=Stuff.co.nz |date=4 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,{{cite news|url=http://www.uclabruins.com/news/2017/2/17/bindon-named-womens-soccer-assistant-coach.aspx|title=Bindon Named Women's Soccer Assistant Coach|publisher=UCLA|date=17 February 2017}} and was joint head coach of third division Takapuna AFC during the 2016 NRFL season,{{cite web|url=http://nrfl.co.nz/bindon-relishing-takapuna-challenge/|title=Bindon relishing Takapuna challenge|date=7 April 2016}} the second female coach in that club to do so.

In February 2017 Bindon was named by the University of California, Los Angeles 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.{{Cite web|url=https://lmulions.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/jenny-bindon/4502|title=Jenny Bindon - Women's Soccer Coach|website=Loyola Marymount University Athletics|language=en|access-date=5 January 2020}} She is the sixth head coach in programme history.{{Cite web|url=https://lmulions.com/news/2019/12/16/womens-soccer-two-time-womens-world-cup-player-and-two-time-olympian-jenny-bindon-selected-to-lead-lions.aspx|title=Two-time Women's World Cup Player and Two-Time Olympian Jenny Bindon Selected to Lead Lions|website=Loyola Marymount University Athletics|date=16 December 2019 |language=en|access-date=4 January 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|title=New Direction for Women's Soccer Program|url=https://lmulions.com/news/2021/11/8/new-direction-for-womens-soccer-program.aspx|access-date=11 November 2021|website=Loyola Marymount University Athletics|date=8 November 2021 |language=en}}

In October 2022, Bindon sued LMU for wrongful termination in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging defamation, retaliation, and gender discrimination. A hearing has been set for 19 April 2023, in Santa Monica.{{Cite web | first=Chris | last=Benis |title=Former women's soccer coach sues LMU, alleges gender discrimination and wrongful termination |url=https://www.laloyolan.com/news/former-women-s-soccer-coach-sues-lmu-alleges-gender-discrimination-and-wrongful-termination/article_535fc830-deab-5c81-9ef2-af424dfdd928.html |access-date=30 November 2022 |website=Los Angeles Loyolan |date=28 November 2022 |language=en}}

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.{{cite web|url= http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=1088|title= Jenny Bindon|publisher= New Zealand Football|access-date= 1 January 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140103081644/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=1088|archive-date= 3 January 2014|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}} They have one son, Tyler,{{Cite web |url=http://footballferns.onsport.co.nz/player-profiles/jenny-bindon.php |title=Football Ferns | Jenny Bindon |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209033752/http://footballferns.onsport.co.nz/player-profiles/jenny-bindon.php |archive-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead }} who currently plays for EFL League One club Reading.{{cite web |title=BINDON SIGNS FOR THE ROYALS! |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/07/tyler-bindon-joins-reading-football-club-from-los-angeles-fc/ |website=readingfc.co.uk |publisher=Reading F.C. |access-date=7 August 2023 |date=7 August 2023}}

References

External links

{{FIFA player|269356|Jenny Bindon}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081028005404/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/ff_jenny_bindon.html New Zealand Football profile]

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