Vlatko Andonovski is the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team. He is a former soccer player and a Macedonian. He is the second male to head the team and first since Pia sundhage, 2000. He has both experience as a coach for the women's and men's national teams.
Andonovski was the first man to coach women's national soccer team
Andonovski, a new name in the world of women's football coaching, is an exciting prospect. He fits Ellis' new model of coach/player more closely than Ellis. Ellis' style of play is less effective and resonates better with him. He has already established some trends within the sport.
Andonovski was a native of the former Yugoslavia. His family grew up near Skopje in North Macedonia. He spent his childhood watching soccer games and playing it himself. He went pro and eventually made it into the senior team. After a successful American playing career, he decided to become a coach.
Andonovski has managed other teams, in addition to the USWNT. He has also been involved in youth soccer coaching. As a coach at FC Kansas City, he was known to players and scouts. His teams reached post-season play in 2013 and 2014. He was also part of the Missouri Olympic Development Program.
After April Heinrichs 2000, he is now the second coach to move directly from the American pro league coaching to the coaching of the national team.
Er was a high-level ambassador for the U.S. national women's soccer team. She also won two U.S. Soccer Female player of the year awards. She also played professionally in Italy for Prato and Juventus. She was instrumental in helping many young players reach their potential and move up the ranks to professional soccer. The USWNT won a silver medal at 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2003, they won FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2004, the team won the Olympic gold medal. Her role as head coach is crucial for the development of the women’s game in America and abroad.
Er was a former professional player in soccer, having played for the Wichita Wings (NPSL) from 2000-02. Later she was a soccer player for the Kansas City Comets. The Philadelphia Kixx and California Cougars. She was a two-time MISL All-Star. She earned her Bachelor's from Park University in 2008. In 2018, she received her Master of Coaching Education from Ohio University. She currently lives in Kansas City.
After Pia Sunderage in 2000, he is the only person to coach directly in the pro league and then to the national team.
Pia Sundhage, a former Swedish soccer player and manager, is now a Swedish soccer coach. At the age of 15, she made her debut on the Swedish national team and guided them to two Women's World Cups, as well the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She was awarded 146 caps and scored seventy-one goals. She was also a sweeper as well as a midfielder in her career.
Sundhage is a well-known coach in her home country and has a better chance of guiding the men's national team than most women who have made the switch. A poll in Sweden showed that she was ranked 25 percent to the next, and 12 percent for the second-placed candidate. A well-known Swedish management guru has given her high praise.
Sundhage was a key member of the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Charge during their first two seasons in the WUSA. Later, she was named Sweden head coach and will likely remain there through the summer 2006.