Tony DiCicco
DiCicco in October 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 5, 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1970 | Springfield College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Connecticut Wildcats | |||
| Rhode Island Oceaneers | |||
| National team | |||
| 1973 | United States | 1 | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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.
Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, DiCicco is 1966 graduate of Wethersfield High School in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he lettered in soccer, baseball and basketball.
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.
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.
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