| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lisa Joan Pittaro | ||
| Birth name | Lisa Joan Gmitter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-05-22)May 22, 1965 (age 60)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1982 | Steinert Spartans | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | George Mason Patriots | 84 | (64) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| New Jersey Wildcats | |||
| Maryland Pride | |||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1987 | United States | 12 | (3) |
| 1990 | United States B | ? | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Steinert Spartans Boys' JV | |||
| Steinert Spartans (assistant) | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lisa Joan Pittaro (née Gmitter; born May 22, 1965) is an American formersoccer player who played as aforward, making twelve appearances for theUnited States women's national team.
Raised inHamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Gmitter-Pittaro played for theSteinert Spartans in high school, where she was a three-timeAll-American and set the school career record with 177 goals.[3][4][5] She also playedbasketball andvolleyball while at Steinert.[6] In college, she played for theGeorge Mason Patriots from 1983 to 1986, helping the team to win the1985 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament. In total, she scored 64 goals and recorded 18 assists in 84 appearances for the Patriots. Her career goal tally ranks second in school history, while her career points (goals and assists) of 146 ranks third. She was anNSCAA All-American in all four seasons, being included in the first team in 1983, 1985, and 1986, and the third team in 1984. She was also an NSCAA First-Team All-Region in all four seasons, and wasSoccer America Player of the Year in 1985. She was included in theNCAA All-Tournament Team in1983, where she was chosen as the offensiveMVP, the championship-winning 1985 tournament, and1986.[7]
Gmitter-Pittaro made her international debut for theUnited States on July 7, 1986 in the 1986 North American Cupfriendly tournament againstCanada. In total, she made twelve appearances for the U.S. and scored three goals,[8] earning her final cap on December 20, 1987 in a friendly match againstChinese Taipei.[2] In 1990, she also appeared for the United States B team in the North American Cup, scoring one goal in a 2–3 loss againstGermany.[9]
She played club soccer for theNew Jersey Wildcats andMaryland Pride.[6] However, her career was sidelined due to injury.[10]
Gmitter-Pittaro later coached youth soccer, including the boys'junior varsity team atSteinert High School. She was inducted into Steinert's Hall of Fame in 2006, and is a member of theMercer County Athletic Hall of Fame and Mercer County Soccer Hall of Fame.[6] She was also included in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer 25th Anniversary Team in 2006.[11]
Gmitter-Pittaro has worked as a teacher in theHamilton Township School District,[12] and is married to former professionalbaseball playerChris Pittaro. She has two children with Chris, as well as a stepdaughter.[13] Her daughter Giana played soccer for theYale Bulldogs,[14] while her son C.J. is a college baseball player at Penn State.[15]
| United States[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1986 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 3 |
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 9, 1986 | Blaine, Minnesota, United States |  Canada | 1–2 | 1986 North American Cup |
| 2 | December 16, 1987 | Taipei, Taiwan |  Australia | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | December 19, 1987 | Taipei, Taiwan | Canada | 4–0 | Friendly |
United States
Two of the biggest cogs on this year's team are also part of Hamilton Township sports royalty.... Her mother, Lisa, is Steinert's varsity assistant and the school's all-time goal scorer with 177.