Tony DiCicco

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Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco at Brandi Chastain's Testimonial Game 2.JPG
DiCicco in October 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-08-05) August 5, 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Youth career
1966-1970 Springfield College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Connecticut Wildcats
Rhode Island Oceaneers
International career
1973 United States 1
Managerial career
1991 United States (goalkeeper coach)
1993 United States U-20 (goalkeeper coach)
1994-1999 United States (head coach)
2009-2011 Boston Breakers (WPS) (head coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony DiCicco (born August 5, 1948) is a former U.S. soccer player and coach and currently TV commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. He was also coach of the USA team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Early life

Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, DiCicco is 1966 graduate of Wethersfield High School in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he lettered in soccer, baseball and basketball.[1]

In 1970, DiCicco graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he was an All-American goalkeeper his senior year. He played with the Connecticut Wildcats and Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League for five years, and made a single appearance for the United States men's national soccer team in 1973. During this time, he also taught Physical Education at Bellows Falls Middle School in Bellows Falls, Vt. for at least the 1972–1973 school year.[1]

Coaching career

International

In 1991, DiCicco became the goalkeeper coach for the U.S. women's team; he was also the goalkeeping coach for the 1993 U.S. men's under-20 team. He took over as head coach of the women's team in 1994, and compiled a record of 103–8–8, culminating with the team's dramatic win over China in the 1999 World Cup final.[2]

In 2008, DiCicco coached the U.S. U-20 Women's national team to victory in the FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Club

DiCicco served as head coach of the Boston Breakers of the Women's Professional Soccer from 2009 to 2011.[3]

Sports administration

DiCicco was the founding commissioner of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2000-2003.[4][5] DiCicco has also served on a Technical Advisory board for U.S. Soccer.

Broadcasting

DiCicco currently works as a commentator for ESPN's and Fox Sports' broadcasts of women's soccer.[6]

Writer

DiCicco is co-author of "Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls" with Colleen Hacker & Charles Salzberg.

Honors and awards

Individual

DiCicco was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2012.[7]

International

Coach

Women's Olympics Soccer (1): 1996

FIFA Women's World Cup (1): 1999

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (1): 2008

Personal life

DiCicco and his wife, Diane, have four sons: Anthony, Andrew, Alex, and Nicholas.[8] He also has two cousins by the names Jacob Schwarz and Josh Schwartz.[citation needed]

References

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External links

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