Sissi Do Amor joined the Solano women's soccer program as assistant coach in 2014, bringing the Falcons over 15 years of collegiate coaching experience. 

Sissi is invited by FIFA to attend the 2019 Women's World Cup in France. She was recently featured in Chelsea Clinton's book "She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History," and she was invited to attend The Best Awards in London for three years (2016-18), which honor the the best futbol socceer players of the world.

Prior to joining Solano, she was the head women's soccer coach at Las Positas College for 10 years. Sissi also has coached in the Walnut Creek Soccer club for the past six years after four years in the Diablo Valley Soccer club (2008-11). She coached high school soccer at Carondelet High School in 2006 and Clayton Valley High School (Concord) from 2006-09.

Sissi began coaching after a successful playing career that began at the age of 14, when she left her home to play professionally in Salvador, Brazil. She played for the Brazilian National Team for the first time at the age of 16, playing in three World Cups and three Olympic Games. She is regarded as one of the best women's soccer players in the history of the game in the world after being the first female to be awarded the Golden Boot and being named the recipient of the Silver Ball Award in the 1999 World Cup.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1989-00: Member of the Brazilian Women's National Soccer Team
1991: Women's World Cup - China
1995: Women's World Cup - Sweden
1996: 100th Olympic Games - Atlanta, GA
1999: Women's World Cup - USA
2000: 101st Olympic Games - Australia
2001-04: San Jose CyberRays - USA
2004-08: California Storm
2008-09: FC Gold Pride

AWARDS:
1999: FIFA Golden Boot Award—USA World Cup
1999: FIFA Silver Ball Award—USA World Cup
1999: FIFA Voted 2nd Best Player in the World
1999: Voted best female player in South America
1997: Best Female Futsal Player
2001 - 2003: All WUSA First Team
2002: WUSA Humanitarian Award of the Year Award
2005: WPSL League MVP
     ∙ Ranked in top 5 female soccer players of the century, IFFHS
     ∙ 2012: Chosen for the Women's Demonstrating Leadership Award by Contra Costa Commission for Women.

GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
∙ FIFA Women’s Ambassador—A selected few worldwide chosen by FIFA to represent and promote women’s soccer
∙ Elite Soccer Member
∙ National Soccer Coaches Association of America Member
∙ Selected to the Organizing Committee for U-17 and U-20 Women's World Cup by FIFA

SPECIAL SKILLS: 
∙ World Cup and and Olympic Athlete
∙ Ability to work with young Athlete
∙ Driven and self-motivated
∙ Over 30 years of coaching and playing experience in Club, Collegiate, Professional & International Soccer & Futsal competition at the highest level.