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Lauren Hanson

Lauren Orlandos Hanson (born Lauren Michelle Orlandos; July 16, 1981) is an American former soccer player and soccer coach who played as a defender, making one appearance for the United States women's national team. She was previously the head women’s soccer coach at San José State University. She became the “winningest coach” in San José State women's soccer history in 2017 and is a two-time Mountain West Coach of the Year.

Lauren Hanson
Personal information
Full name Lauren Orlandos Hanson
Birth name Lauren Michelle Orlandos
Date of birth (1981-07-16) July 16, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender[2]
Youth career
0000–1999 Mission Viejo SC Mirage
0000–1999 El Toro Chargers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Portland Pilots 81 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 New York Power 18 (0)
International career
1996 United States U16
1998 United States U18
1999–2000 United States U21
2001 United States 1 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2007 Portland Pilots (assistant)
2004–200? FC Portland Academy
2009–2011 Oregon Ducks (associate HC)
2013 Marist Spartans
2014–2022 San Jose State Spartans
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Hanson played for the El Toro High School Chargers,[3][1] where she was a Soccer America Top 25 recruit, a Parade All-American, and NSCAA All-Region selection. She played club soccer for Mission Viejo Soccer Club Mirage,[4] with the team winning the state championship seven times.[1] Attending the University of Portland, Hanson played for the Portland Pilots from 1999 to 2002, winning the 2002 NCAA championship in her senior year as team captain. She was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2002, and was named to the Soccer America National MVP team in 2000 and 2002. She was an NSCAA All-American as a second team player in 2000 and 2001, as well as the first team in 2002, and a Soccer Buzz First-Team All-American from 2000 to 2002. She was also included in the NCAA All-Tournament team in 2000 and the championship-winning 2002 tournament. Hanson was a Soccer Buzz and NSCAA First-Team All-West Region selection, as well as All-WCC selection, from 2000 to 2002, and was chosen as the WCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2002.[5] In total, she scored 7 goals and recorded 6 assists in 81 appearances for the Pilots.[6][7][8]

Hanson began with the U.S. under-16, under-18, and under-21 national teams, winning the 1999 Nordic Cup with the latter.[6] She made her only international appearance for the United States on January 14, 2001 in a friendly match against China PR. She started the match before being substituted out in the 28th minute,[9] with the match finishing as a 1–1 draw.[2]

Hanson was chosen by the New York Power in the 2003 WUSA Draft.[10] She recorded one assist in eighteen appearances for the Power during the 2003 season.[11]

She later began coaching, working as an assistant for her alma mater Portland Pilots in 2004,[12] before becoming an associate head coach of the Oregon Ducks in 2009.[13][14] She has also served as a coach for the FC Portland Academy girls' team.[15] In 2013, she was the head coach of the Marist Catholic High School girls' soccer team.[16] Since 2014, she has been the head coach of the San Jose State Spartans women's soccer team, where she was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2017.[17] Hanson was inducted into the University of Portland Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014 and Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 as part of the Portland Pilots 2002 championship-winning season.[18][19] She was also an assistant coach for the 2005 NCAA championship-winning season, which was inducted into the Portland Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2018, she was individually inducted into the Portland Athletics Hall of Fame.[20] Hanson resigned from her position to pursue career opportunities outside of coaching prior to the 2022 season.[21]

Personal life

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Hanson was born in Newport Beach, California to Janet and Bob Orlandos,[1] though she grew up in Lake Forest (El Toro).[6] She graduated from the University of Portland in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies. She was married to college baseball player Travis Hanson in December 2005,[22] and has two children.[16]

Career statistics

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International

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United States[2]
Year Apps Goals
2001 1 0
Total 1 0

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West Conference) (2014–present)
2014 San Jose State 8–8–3 5–5–1 7th[23]
2015 San Jose State 10–8–4 8–3 2nd[24] NCAA Division I First Round
2016 San Jose State 10–6–4 7–3–1 2nd[25]
2017 San Jose State 12–6–2 9–1–1 1st[26]
2018 San Jose State 9–7–6 6–2–3 4th[27] NCAA Division I First Round
2019 San Jose State 7–9–4 5–4–2 T–5th[28]
2021 (spring) San Jose State 2–7–1 2–7–1 5th (West)[29]
2021 San Jose State 7–11–1 4–6–1 10th (West)[30]
San Jose State: 65–62–25 (.510) 46–31–10 (.586)
Total: 58–51–24 (.526)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lauren Orlandos". PortlandPilots.com. University of Portland. Archived from the original on April 21, 2003. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. ^ 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 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Neff, Melanie (March 30, 1999). "Orlandos' Game Was Dominant". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Strikers Alumni Girls". Newport Mesa Soccer Club. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Portland Women's Soccer: 2018 History & Records" (PDF). Portland Pilots. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Lauren Orlandos". SoccerTimes. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Portland Women's Soccer Overall Team Statistics". Portland Pilots. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "2002 Portland Women's Soccer Overall Team Statistics". Portland Pilots. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Solo is exceptional in goal, Lalor scores in 1–1 draw with China". SoccerTimes.com. Hangzhou. January 14, 2001. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pilot trio selected in WUSA draft". Portland Pilots. February 2, 2003. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "Lauren Orlandos". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Lauren Hanson". Portland Pilots. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  13. ^ Fentress, Aaron (November 20, 2009). "Influence of the late Clive Charles spreading to other soccer programs". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lauren Hanson". Oregon Ducks. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Lauren Orlandos". Portland Pilots. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Former UP player to coach Marist soccer". Catholic Sentinel. Eugene, Oregon. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  17. ^ "Lauren Hanson". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "Hall of Fame: 2002 Women's Soccer Team". University of Portland Athletics Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  19. ^ "Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Class of Inductees". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  20. ^ "Portland Athletics Inducts 2018 Hall of Fame Class". Portland Pilots. Portland, Oregon. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  21. ^ "SJSU's Lauren Hanson Steps Away from Coaching". sjsuspartans.com. San Jose State University. February 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  22. ^ "Hurtin' Hanson Looking to Bounce Back". Kitsap Sun. July 15, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  23. ^ "2014 Mountain West Women's Soccer Standings".
  24. ^ "2015 Mountain West Women's Soccer Standings".
  25. ^ "2016 Mountain West Women's Soccer Standings".
  26. ^ "2017 Mountain West Women's Soccer Standings".
  27. ^ "2018 Mountain West Women's Soccer Standings".
  28. ^ "2019 Mountain West Women's Soccer Standings".
  29. ^ "Spring 2021 Women's Soccer Standings".
  30. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Standings".
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