Tony DiCicco
American soccer player-coach (1948-2017)
Tony DiCicco (August 5, 1948 – June 19, 2017) was an American soccer player and coach and TV commentator. He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
DiCicco was 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. He was also coach of the USA team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]
DiCicco died on June 19, 2017 from cancer at his home in Wethersfield, Connecticut, aged 68.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Tony DiCicco bio". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Jere Longman (June 20, 2017). "Tony DiCicco, Popular Coach of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team, Dies at 68". The New York Times.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Tony DiCicco at Wikimedia Commons
- U.S. Soccer player bio Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Soccertimes.com profile Archived 2016-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Soccerplus.com profile
- Linkedin.com public profile[permanent dead link]
- Tony DiCicco, U.S. Women's National Soccer Coach, World Cup Champion - amherst.edu[permanent dead link]