Anson Dorrance, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Anson Dorrance

American soccer player-coach

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1951

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Profession: association football manager, association football player, head coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Anson Dorrance

  • Albert Anson Dorrance IV (born April 9, 1951) is an American soccer coach.
  • He is currently the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina.
  • He has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics.
  • Under Dorrance's leadership, the Tar Heels have won 21 of the 31 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships.
  • The Tar Heels' record under Dorrance stood at 809-67-36 (.907 winning percentage) over 33 seasons at the end of the 2017 season.
  • He has led his team to a 101-game unbeaten streak and coached 13 different women to a total of 20 National Player of the Year awards.
  • The NCAA has recognized Dorrance as the Women's Soccer Coach of the Year seven times (1982, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006) and as the Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 1987.
  • On March 10, 2008 Dorrance was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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