Vlatko Andreinski is the US women's national soccer coach. He is a former player, and a Macedonian. He is the second person to lead the team, and the first since Pia Moondhage in 2000. He has experience in coaching both women's teams and the men's.
Andonovski is the first male to coach the women's team
Andonovski has a new look in the coaching of women's soccer. He matches Ellis's new coach/player role better than Ellis. Ellis' style does not resonate with his playstyle. He has already established some trends within 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 and even playing soccer. He became a professional and was eventually promoted to the senior team. After a successful American playing career, he decided to become a coach.
Andonovski is also a coach for the USWNT. He has also managed other teams. His past coaching roles included youth soccer coaching. He was well-known to both players as well as scouts at FC Kansas City. His teams made the playoffs in '13 and '14. He was also a member of the Missouri Olympic Development Program.
He is the second coach after April Heinrichs, 2000 to transition directly from American pro league coaching to national team coaching.
Er was a world-class ambassador and player for the U.S. Soccer Female Team. She also played professionally in Italy for Prato and Juventus. She was a mentor to many young players and helped them reach their full potential. The USWNT won the silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They also won the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 and the Olympic gold medal 2004. Her role as head coach has been critical to the development of the women's game in the United States and abroad.
Er was a former professional soccer player, playing for the Wichita Wings in the NPSL from 2000-02. Later, Er played for the Kansas City Comets (now the Philadelphia Kixx) and the California Cougars. She was a MISL All-Star twice. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Park University, 2008, and Ohio University in 2018, respectively. She currently lives in Kansas City.
After Pia Sundhage, he is the first person to move directly from coaching in a pro league to coaching the nation team.
Pia is a Swedish soccer manager. She was also a former player. 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 won 146 caps. She also scored 71 goal. She was also a sweeper as well as a midfielder in her career.
Sundhage has been a well-respected coach in her native country. She is more likely to be the head coach of the men’s national team than most women who have made this switch. In a poll published in Sweden, she received 25 percent of the vote, while the next-ranked candidate received 12 percent. A renowned Swedish management expert has praised her.
Sundhage, a key member on the Philadelphia Charge coaching staff in their first two seasons of the WUSA, was a key player. Later she was appointed Sweden head coaching coach. She will continue to hold that title through the summer 2006.