1. Carla Werden Overbeck is an American former soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team.
16 Facts About Carla Overbeck
1. 2.
Carla Overbeck played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
3.
Carla Overbeck has been an assistant coach for Duke since 1992, overseeing its defensive unit principally.
4.
Carla Overbeck was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
5.
Carla Overbeck played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1986 to 1989, where she won the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship each of her four seasons.
6.
Carla Overbeck was a four-time member of the NCAA All-Tournament Team and a two-time All-ACC selection.
7.
On May 6,2006, Carla Overbeck was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame and was a 2010 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
8.
From 2001 to 2003, Carla Overbeck played for the Carolina Courage in the WUSA, the first professional soccer league for women in the United States.
9.
Carla Overbeck first appeared with the US national team on June 1,1988, and was a member of the US team that won the first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991.
10.
Carla Overbeck was one of two players to play every minute of each of the team's games at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1999 Women's World Cup.
11.
Carla Overbeck retired from international competition following the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing her career with 168 caps.
12.
Carla Overbeck has been an assistant coach for Duke University's women's soccer team since 1992.
13.
Carla Overbeck appeared with her national team teammates on the cover of Sports Illustrateds December 20,1999 issue.
14.
Carla Overbeck was featured in the film Dare to Dream: The Story of the US Women's Soccer Team in 2007.
15.
Carla Overbeck was featured in the ESPN series Nine for IX in "The 99ers" episode.
16.
Carla Overbeck graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in psychology in 1990.