 Tony
is President of SoccerPlus Camps. He is the former Head
Coach for the US Women's National Soccer Team and former
Commissioner of the Women's United Soccer Association
(WUSA). . A former All-American goalkeeper at Springfield
College in Massachusetts, Tony had a distinguished
professional career in the American Soccer League (ASL) with
the Connecticut Wildcats and Rhode Island Oceaneers. In 1973
he played for the US National Soccer Team.
He holds a United States
Soccer Federation "A" license and an Advanced
National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America. Tony served as an assistant coach to
the US Women's National Team in 1991 when the US won the
first Women's World Championship. Two years later he was an
assistant coach for the US Men's U-20 team at the World Cup
in Australia. In 1994 Tony was named Head Coach of The
Women's National Team. In 1999 he completed a unique double,
leading the US to the World Championship to accompany the
Olympic Gold Medal Victory in 1996. DiCicco resigned in 1999
with an overall record of 103-8-8, highest winning
percentage of any US Soccer coach in History . He has led
the team to five consecutive US Cup Championships, a third
place finish at the 1995 World Championship, the Gold Medal
at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 1998 Pan Am Games
and the 1999 World Cup Championship.
Tony and his wife, Diane,
live with their four sons: Anthony, Andrew, Alex, and
Nicholas in Wethersfield, CT.
DiCicco's
103 wins
(by
the numbers)
by Soccer
America
Tony
DiCicco picked up his 100th win as U.S. National team coach
with a 6-0 win over Brazil Sept. 26th in Denver. Here's a
look at DiCicco's record by the numbers:
1.
DiCicco's first win came on June 21, 1993, when he filled in
for Anson Dorrance. The United States beat Canada, 3-0, in
Pontiac, Mich. DiCicco's first game after Dorrance stepped
down was a 7-0 win over Denmark on Feb. 24, 1995.
2.
World Titles the U.S. has won under DiCicco: '96 Olympics
and '99 World Cup.
3.
Losses to Norway during the DiCicco era, the most to any
country.
5.
Teams that have beaten the U.S. under DiCicco. Besides
Norway, only China (twice), Germany, Brazil and Denmark have
won against the Americans.
8.
Losses and ties to go along with DiCicco's 103 wins.
9.
Countries DiCicco has visited as head coach: Portugal (3
times), Brazil (twice), Australia, Canada, China, France,
Germany, Japan, and Sweden.
12.
The number of times DiCicco has faced nemesis China, his
most frequent opponent. The U.S. has won six times, lost
twice and tied four games, including the World Cup Final,
which is officially listed a tie.
15.
The Longest winning streak in the DiCicco era. The streak
began with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Feb. 10, 1996, and
ended with a 0-0 tie with China July 25, 1996, in the first
round of the Olympics. The 2-1 win over Norway in the next
game, the Olympic semi-finals, was the start of a 14-game
winning streak.
22.
The win over Brazil gave the U.S. 22 wins in 1999, tying the
record it set last year. The Americans won 19 games, 21 and
16 in the first three years of the DiCicco era.
26.
Countries the U.S. has faced under DiCicco. The Breakdown,
by continent, is as follows: Europe (14), Asia (5), CONCACAF
(2), South America (2), Oceania (2), and Africa (1).
64.
Players whom DiCicco has used during his reign as U.S.
national team coach. He's used 58 field players and six
goalkeepers.
95.
Games that Kristine Lilly played in DiCicco's century run,
the most of any player. Lilly missed DiCicco's Debut in
Pontiac, wins over Canada and Chinese Taipei in 1995, a
Ukraine match in 1998 and a closed-door game with Finland
this winter.
100.
DiCicco's women have won 100 games in five years; it took
the U.S. men 82 years to reach the century mark.
103.
DiCicco's last win brings his final record to 103-8-8.
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