Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCiccois a former U.S. soccer player and coach and currently TV commentator. He 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. He was also coach of the USA team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 August 1948
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I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.
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You can't have assistant coaches who aren't loyal - but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.
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