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 coaching experience for both men and women.
Andonovski is now the first man in charge of the women's national football 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 Yugoslavia, but grew up in Skopje (the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia). He spent his childhood playing soccer and watching others. He was a pro soccer player and made it to the senior team. He settled down to coaching after a long and successful career in the United States.
Andonovski is also a coach for the USWNT. He has also managed other teams. 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 for the first time in '13, and again in '14. He was also a member of the Missouri Olympic Development Program.
He is the 2nd coach to directly go from coaching in the American professional league to coaching for the national team, following April Heinrichs' 2000 departure.
Er was a world-class ambassador and player for the U.S. Soccer Female Team. She also played professionally for Juventus and Prato in Italy. She was a mentor to many young players and helped them reach their full potential. 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 the head coach was crucial to the development and growth of women's soccer in America and around the world.
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 MISL All-Star for two years. After earning her Bachelor's degree at Park University in 2008, she went on to receive her Master's of Coaching Education with a soccer track at Ohio University in 2018. She currently resides with her family in Kansas City.
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 was a Swedish soccer player and is now a manager. 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 as well as scoring 71 goals. She was also a sweeper-midfielder and a sweeper during 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. In a poll published in Sweden, she received 25 percent of the vote, while the next-ranked candidate received 12 percent. She has also been praised by a well-known Swedish management guru.
Sundhage was a key member of the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Charge during their first two seasons in the WUSA. She was later appointed Sweden head coach. She is expected to continue in that position until the end of 2006.