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Tony DiCicco |
Tony
is President of SoccerPlus Camps. He is the former Head
Coach for the US Women's National Soccer Team and former
Commissioner of the Women's United Soccer Association
(WUSA). . A former All-American goalkeeper at Springfield
College in Massachusetts, Tony had a distinguished
professional career in the American Soccer League (ASL) with
the Connecticut Wildcats and Rhode Island Oceaneers. In 1973
he played for the US National Soccer Team.
He holds a United States Soccer Federation "A" license and an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Tony served as an assistant coach to the US Women's National Team in 1991 when the US won the first Women's World Championship. Two years later he was an assistant coach for the US Men's U-20 team at the World Cup in Australia. In 1994 Tony was named Head Coach of The Women's National Team. In 1999 he completed a unique double, leading the US to the World Championship to accompany the Olympic Gold Medal Victory in 1996. DiCicco resigned in 1999 with an overall record of 103-8-8, highest winning percentage of any US Soccer coach in History . He has led the team to five consecutive US Cup Championships, a third place finish at the 1995 World Championship, the Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 1998 Pan Am Games and the 1999 World Cup Championship.
Tony and his wife, Diane, live with their four sons: Anthony, Andrew, Alex, and Nicholas in Wethersfield, CT.
DiCicco's
103 wins
(by
the numbers)
by Soccer
America
Tony DiCicco picked up his 100th win as U.S. National team coach with a 6-0 win over Brazil Sept. 26th in Denver. Here's a look at DiCicco's record by the numbers:
1. DiCicco's first win came on June 21, 1993, when he filled in for Anson Dorrance. The United States beat Canada, 3-0, in Pontiac, Mich. DiCicco's first game after Dorrance stepped down was a 7-0 win over Denmark on Feb. 24, 1995.
2. World Titles the U.S. has won under DiCicco: '96 Olympics and '99 World Cup.
3. Losses to Norway during the DiCicco era, the most to any country.
5. Teams that have beaten the U.S. under DiCicco. Besides Norway, only China (twice), Germany, Brazil and Denmark have won against the Americans.
8. Losses and ties to go along with DiCicco's 103 wins.
9. Countries DiCicco has visited as head coach: Portugal (3 times), Brazil (twice), Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, and Sweden.
12. The number of times DiCicco has faced nemesis China, his most frequent opponent. The U.S. has won six times, lost twice and tied four games, including the World Cup Final, which is officially listed a tie.
15. The Longest winning streak in the DiCicco era. The streak began with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Feb. 10, 1996, and ended with a 0-0 tie with China July 25, 1996, in the first round of the Olympics. The 2-1 win over Norway in the next game, the Olympic semi-finals, was the start of a 14-game winning streak.
22. The win over Brazil gave the U.S. 22 wins in 1999, tying the record it set last year. The Americans won 19 games, 21 and 16 in the first three years of the DiCicco era.
26. Countries the U.S. has faced under DiCicco. The Breakdown, by continent, is as follows: Europe (14), Asia (5), CONCACAF (2), South America (2), Oceania (2), and Africa (1).
64. Players whom DiCicco has used during his reign as U.S. national team coach. He's used 58 field players and six goalkeepers.
95. Games that Kristine Lilly played in DiCicco's century run, the most of any player. Lilly missed DiCicco's Debut in Pontiac, wins over Canada and Chinese Taipei in 1995, a Ukraine match in 1998 and a closed-door game with Finland this winter.
100. DiCicco's women have won 100 games in five years; it took the U.S. men 82 years to reach the century mark.
103. DiCicco's last win brings his final record to 103-8-8.