Tony DiCicco

Tony DiCicco (born August 5, 1948, Wethersfield, Connecticut) is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994-1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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.

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.

DiCicco was interim commissioner of the Women's United Soccer Association in 2000. He currently works as a commentator for ESPN's broadcasts of U.S. women's soccer matches.

On September 21, 2007, DiCicco was named coach of the Boston Breakers in the new league WPS (Women's Professional Soccer).

External links

* [http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/dicicco.htm Soccertimes.com profile]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/your_turn/news/2000/05/05/chatreel_decicco/ Sports Illustrated interview, May 5, 2000]