Vlatko Andreinski is the US women's national soccer coach. He is a former football player and a Macedonian. He is the second man to head the team and the first since Pia Sundhage in 2000. He has experience in coaching both women's teams and the men's.
Andonovski became the first woman to coach the national women's soccer team.
Andonovski, a new name in the world of women's football coaching, is an exciting prospect. Andonovski fits Ellis' new coach/player model better than Ellis. His style of play is more direct and resonates with the players than Ellis'. He is a pioneer in the sport.
Andonovski was born in the former Yugoslavia and grew up in Skopje, the capital city of the Republic of 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 long playing career in America, he moved to Canada to coach.
Andonovski also coaches the USWNT. He has also been involved in youth soccer coaching. He was an FC Kansas City coach and was well known by players and scouts. His teams reached the playoffs in 2013 and 2014. He was also involved in the Missouri Olympic Development Program.
He is the second coach to go directly from coaching in the American pro league to coaching the national team after April Heinrichs in 2000
Er was a top-quality ambassador for the U.S. Women's National Team and a former player who won two U.S. Soccer Female Players of the Year Awards. She was also a professional player for Prato in Italy and Juventus. Many young players were helped by her. 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 soccer star, and played for Wichita Wings in NPSL 2000-02. Later, she played for the Kansas City Comets and Philadelphia Kixx. 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.
He is the first to go directly from coaching in the pro league to coaching the national team after Pia Sundhage in 2000
Pia Sundhage was a Swedish soccer player and is now a manager. She made her debut with the national team at age 15 and guided the Swedish team to two Women's World Cups and 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, a well-known coach from her native country, has a better chance than most women of making the switch to the national team. According to a Swedish poll, Sundhage received 25% of the vote and the next-ranked candidate got 12 percent. She has also been praised by a well-known Swedish management guru.
Sundhage was an integral part of the Philadelphia Charge's coaching staff during their two first seasons in the WUSA. Later, she was named Sweden head coach and will likely remain there through the summer 2006.