April Heinrichs
Heinrichs at the 2003 World Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | April Dawn Heinrichs | ||
| Date of birth | February 27, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, United States | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | FCF Juventus | ||
| 1988–1989 | Prato Wonder | ||
| National team | |||
| 1986–1991 | United States | 46 | (35) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990 | Princeton University | ||
| 1991–1995 | University of Maryland | ||
| 1996–1999 | University of Virginia | ||
| 1995–2000 | United States (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2005 | United States | ||
| 2006 | University of California, Irvine | ||
| 2011– | USSF Technical Director | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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April Dawn Heinrichs (born February 27, 1964) was among the first players on the United States women's national soccer team, and was captain of the United States team which won the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991. She finished her international playing career with 46 caps and 35 goals. Heinrich coached the USA women's team from 2000 to 2004, under her tenure team USA finished third in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, won silver medal at Sydney 2000, and gold medal at Athens 2004 Olympics. In 1998 she became the first female player inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In January 2011, Heinrichs was appointed Technical Director for women's soccer by United States Soccer Federation.
Heinrichs is a 1986 graduate of the UNC where she was named National Player of the Year twice and earned All-American First team honors three times.
After playing in the Mundialito with the United States national team, Heinrichs spent a short period playing professional soccer in the Italian Serie A with Juventus and then Prato.
April Heinrichs played for United States women's national soccer team from 1986 through 1991, appeared in 46 matches and scored 35 goals, including fours goals at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, where captain Heinrichs formed a forward line dubbed the "triple-edged sword" with Carin Jennings and Michelle Akers-Stahl. Heinrichs remains among the all-time leaders in goals scored for the USA.
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