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Breakers Coach Tony DiCicco Selected for Soccer Hall of Fame Ballot 1

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Todd Civin
Tony DiCicco is all smiles after finding his way on to the ballot for the Soccer Hall of Fame

Tony DiCicco is all smiles after finding his way on to the ballot for the Soccer Hall of Fame

The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that Boston Breakers Head Coach Tony DiCicco has been named to the Hall of Fame’s Election 2010 Builder Ballot.  DiCicco is one of four highly respected soccer coaches and six nationally recognized administrators selected for the ballot.  2010 Hall of Fame inductees will be announced early next year.

DiCicco is one of the most recognizable names in women’s soccer, serving as the U.S. Women’s National Team head coach from 1994 to 1999.  During his six year tenure, he coached the women’s national team at the 1995 Women’s World Cup, the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1999 Women’s World Cup.  He guided the USA to the 1996 Olympic Goal Medal and the historic 1999 World Cup championship.

He accumulated a record of 103-8-8, making him the all-time wins leader in U.S. National Team Soccer history.  Most recently, DiCicco served as head coach of the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team, guiding the Americans to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup championship in Chile. Read the rest of this entry →

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