Marci Jobson (born Marci Seton Miller, December 4, 1975, St. Charles, Illinois) is an American soccer midfielder and coach. Jobson is currently the head women's soccer coach at Northern Illinois University, and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Jobson grew up in St. Charles, Illinois, where she led St. Charles East High School to two state soccer championships. She first attended and played college soccer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison; after two years, she transferred to Southern Methodist University. She then played for the Chicago Cobras of the W-League for four seasons, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the women's Bundesliga for one season, and the Atlanta Beat of the WUSA for three seasons. In 2004, she played for the W-League's Charlotte Eagles and Atlanta Silverbacks, and was then named head coach at Northern Illinois for the 2004 season.

Jobson made her first appearance for the U.S. women's team against Canada on June 26, 2005, making her the second-oldest American player to earn her first cap. In July 2007, she was chosen for the U.S. 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squad, making her the oldest U.S. player by four years to be named to a first World Cup roster.

United States squad - 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Scurry • 2 Dalmy • 3 Rampone • 4 Whitehill • 5 Tarpley • 6 Kai • 7 Boxx • 8 Ellertson • 9 O'Reilly • 10 Wagner • 11 Lloyd • 12 Osborne • 13 Lilly (c.) • 14 Lopez • 15 Markgraf • 16 Hucles • 17 Chalupny • 18 Solo • 19 Jobson • 20 Wambach • 21 Barnhart • Coach: Ryan

External links

• US Soccer profile
• Northern Illinois profile
• "NIU Coach Marci Miller Jobson Named To U.S. 2007 FIFA World Cup Team"

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