Vlatko Andrénovski is the United States women’s national team's head coach. He is a former Macedonian player. He is the second person to lead the team, and the first since Pia Moondhage in 2000. He has coaching experience with both men's and female national teams.
Andonovski was the first man to coach women's national soccer team
Andonovski is a fresh face in the coaching world of women's soccer. He fits the new coach/player model more closely than Ellis did. Ellis' style of play doesn't resonate as well with his players. His approach is more direct and resonant. He has already set some trends in the sport.
Andonovski was born in Yugoslavia, but grew up in Skopje (the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia). He spent most of his childhood playing soccer, and watching other players. He turned pro and eventually made it to the top team. After a long playing career in America, he moved to Canada to coach.
Andonovski also coaches the USWNT. His previous coaching jobs include assisting in coaching youth soccer. He was a well-known coach at FC Kansas City and was familiar to both players and scouts. His teams reached post-season play in 2013 and 2014. He was also part of the Missouri Olympic Development Program.
He is the second coach who has gone directly from coaching in an American pro league to coaching the National Team after April Heinrichs in 2000
Er was a great ambassador for the U.S. women’s national team, and a former soccer player who won two U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year awards. She also played professionally for Juventus and Prato in Italy. She was instrumental in helping many young players reach their potential and move up the ranks to professional soccer. 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 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 was a soccer player for the Kansas City Comets. The Philadelphia Kixx and California Cougars. She was a MISL All-Star for two years. In 2008, she earned her Bachelor's Degree from Park University. She also received her Master's in Coaching Education with a Soccer Track from Ohio University in 2018. She currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
After Pia Moondhage's 2000 death, he was the first to transition directly from coaching the pro league to the coaching of the national team.
Pia sundhage is a Swedish soccer team manager and former player. At 15 years old, she made her debut as a national team player and led the Swedish women's team to two Women's World Cups. She also helped with the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won 146 caps and scored 71 goals. She was also a sweeper-midfielder and a sweeper during 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. And she has been praised by a renowned Swedish management guru.
Sundhage played a crucial role in the Philadelphia Charge's first two seasons as a WUSA coach. She was later named Sweden head coach, and is expected to remain in the position through the summer of 2006.