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Veronica Cashman
Personal information
Full name Veronica Marie Zepeda Cashman[a]
Birth name Veronica Marie Zepeda[2]
Date of birth (1982-06-11) June 11, 1982 (age 42)[3]
Place of birth Corona, California, United States
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[4]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Youth career
0000–2000 Jurupa Valley Jaguars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Santa Clara Broncos 83 (27)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Claremont Stars
International career
United States U18
United States U21
1998–2000 United States 5 (1)
2004 Mexico 2 (0)
United States (futsal)
Managerial career
Santa Clara Sporting
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veronica Marie Zepeda Cashman (née Zepeda; born June 11, 1982) is an American-Mexican former soccer and futsal player who played as a forward. She appeared in friendly matches for both the United States and Mexico women's national teams during her career.

Playing career

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High school and college

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Zepeda Cashman played for the Jurupa Valley Jaguars in high school, where she was a two-time Parade High School All-American.[5] In college, she played for the Santa Clara Broncos, winning the 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament with the school.[6] Though she dealt with injuries throughout her college career,[7] she was named a Third-Team All-American in 2001, and was included in the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2001 and 2002. She was also named WCC Freshman of the Year and the school's Rookie of the Year in 2000, and was selected in the All-West Region First Team in 2001 and Second Team in 2000. She was included in the All-WCC First Team in 2000 and 2001, and Second Team in 2002.[8] During her collegiate career, she made 83 appearances for Santa Clara, scoring 27 goals and recording 24 assists.[9]

In 2015, Zepeda Cashman was selected to the CIF 100th Anniversary Winter All-Century Team.[5]

Club

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Zepeda Cashman played for the Claremont Stars club team.[10]

International

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Zepeda Cashman made her international debut for the United States on December 16, 1998, in a friendly match against Ukraine. In total, she made five appearances for the U.S. and scored two goals, earning her final cap on July 7, 2000, in a friendly match against Italy.[3]

Through her parents, she was also eligible to represent Mexico internationally.[11][12] She made her international debut for the team on July 8, 2004, in a 1–2 friendly loss against Australia, in preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympics. She earned her second and final cap three days later against the same opponent, which finished as a 2–0 win.[13]

Futsal

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Zepeda Cashman later played futsal and was part of the United States team which won the 2017 Women's Futsal World Cup in Spain, which was organized by the International Futsal Alliance.[14][15]

Coaching career

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She serves as the coach of the various girls' youth teams of Santa Clara Sporting,[16] where she was chosen as the club's coach of the year in 2014.[17]

Personal life

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Zepeda Cashman was born in Corona, California, though Riverside is her hometown,[18] and was born to Mexican parents.[11] She is married, having taken the married name of Cashman.[17]

Career statistics

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International

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Team Year Apps Goals
United States[3] 1998 1 0
2000 4 1
Total 5 1
Mexico[13] 2004 2 0
Total 2 0
Career total 7 1

International goals

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Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.[19]
No. Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 7, 2000 Melbourne, Australia  Czech Republic 8–0 8–1 2000 Australia Cup

Notes

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  1. ^ This is the full name in her American nationality, after marriage. The full name in her Mexican nationality is Verónica Marie Zepeda Granado.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Selección femenil mexicana cobra venganza y derrota a Australia 2 a 0". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). July 11, 2004. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Veronica Marie Zepeda, Born 06/11/1982 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Wyllie, John Philip (March 14, 2003). "Rising Star Veronica Zepeda Represents U.S. on U-21 Team". La Prensa San Diego. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Glaser, Kyle (March 5, 2015). "Awards: Miller siblings, Donovan named to All-Century Team". The Press-Enterprise. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Cecile (November 6, 2008). "Remembering soccer champions". The Santa Clara. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. ^ Chapin, Dwight (December 5, 2002). "Women's Soccer: Petite Zepeda is SCU's big weapon". SFGate. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Santa Clara University Broncos Women's Soccer Awards and Honors" (PDF). Santa Clara Broncos. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "Player Bio: Veronica Zepeda". Santa Clara Broncos. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (January 4, 2000). "U.S. Officials Still Clueless, so Stars to Miss Australia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Nacieron fuera van por México" [They are born outside of Mexico]. Reforma (in Spanish). July 31, 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Santa Clara University 2009 Bronco Women's Soccer: WPS, National Team, and World Cup" (PDF). Santa Clara Broncos. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Duret, Sébastien (April 5, 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  14. ^ Forsyth, Robbie (May 15, 2017). "Meet the Team – United States of America". IFA World Cup. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "USA crowned World Champions after thrilling win over Aussies". U.S. Futsal. May 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Santa Clara Lion & Santa Clara Sporting Teams: 2017–18 US Soccer Age Group". Santa Clara Youth Soccer League. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Veronica Cashman". Santa Clara Magazine. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  18. ^ "Veronica Zepeda". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Mascaro, Kester each nets a pair in 8–1 romp over Czech Republic". SoccerTimes.com. Melbourne. January 7, 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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