Albert Anson Dorrance IV was born on April 9,1951 and is an American soccer coach.
22 Facts About Anson Dorrance
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Anson Dorrance is currently the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina.
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Anson Dorrance has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics.
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Anson Dorrance has led his team to a 101-game unbeaten streak and coached 13 different women to a total of 20 National Player of the Year awards.
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On March 10,2008, Anson Dorrance was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Anson Dorrance was born in Bombay, India on April 9,1951, the son of an American oil executive.
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Anson Dorrance spent his youth moving with his family throughout Europe and Africa.
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Anson Dorrance gained his education from the Villa St Jean International School boarding school, located in Fribourg, Switzerland, where he played soccer for three years and graduated in 1969.
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Anson Dorrance transferred after the fall term to the University of North Carolina.
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Anson Dorrance's love of soccer led him to walk onto the school's soccer team, then coached by Marvin Allen, where he was a three time All-ACC player.
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Anson Dorrance played as a midfielder, and was team captain in 1973 as a post-senior.
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Under the influence of his father, Anson Dorrance entered North Carolina Central University Law School in 1976, later transferring to the University of North Carolina School of Law.
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That same year, Coach Allen convinced Anson Dorrance to succeed him as the UNC men's soccer coach.
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Anson Dorrance's teams won 12 of the first 13 NCAA championships.
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Anson Dorrance noted early in his time as a women's coach that women seemed to have an inhibition against open competition.
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Anson Dorrance decided to develop an atmosphere at UNC in which women were rewarded for having an aggressive desire to win.
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Anson Dorrance was able to bring out his players' aggressiveness and competitiveness while fostering an almost family sense of the team.
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Anson Dorrance has found a way to bring that out of his players.
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In one extreme case, Anson Dorrance left Assistant Coach Bill Palladino to lead UNC to a championship victory in the 1991 NCAA tournament while he led the US Women to a World Cup championship.
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Anson Dorrance has coached some of the finest players in women's soccer history including Michelle Akers, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly.
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In May 2005 Anson Dorrance was elected as a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
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Anson Dorrance never touched, never threatened, never ogled, and never propositioned Jennings.