1. Tony DiCicco 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.
13 Facts About Tony DiCicco
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Tony DiCicco was the coach of the US team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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In 1970, Tony DiCicco graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he was an All-American goalkeeper his senior year.
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Tony DiCicco 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.
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In 1991, Tony DiCicco became the goalkeeping coach for the United States women's national team; he was the goalkeeping coach for the 1993 US men's under-20 team.
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In 2008, Tony DiCicco coached the US U-20 Women's national team to victory in the FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile.
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Tony DiCicco served as head coach of the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer from 2009 to 2011.
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Tony DiCicco was the founding commissioner of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2000 to 2003.
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Tony DiCicco has served on a Technical Advisory board for US Soccer.
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Tony DiCicco worked as a commentator and analyst for ESPN's and Fox Sports' broadcasts of women's soccer, including the main broadcast booth for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Tony DiCicco was co-author of "Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls" with Colleen Hacker and Charles Salzberg.
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Tony DiCicco died on June 19,2017, from cancer at his home in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
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Tony DiCicco was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2012.