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 coaching both the men's and women's national teams.
Andonovski is the first male to coach the women's team
Andonovski is a new face in the women's soccer coaching world. Andonovski fits Ellis' new coach/player model better than Ellis. Ellis' style of play is less effective and resonates better with him. 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 made it to the senior squad and went professional. After a successful playing career in the United States, he settled into coaching.
Andonovski also coaches the USWNT. His previous coaching jobs include assisting in coaching youth soccer. 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 part of the Missouri Olympic Development Program.
After April Heinrichs 2000, he is now the second coach to move directly from the American pro league coaching to the coaching of the national team.
Er was a world-class ambassador for the U.S. women's national team and a former player, winning two U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year Awards. She was also a professional player for Prato in Italy and Juventus. She helped countless young players achieve their potential and progress through the national team and to the professional game. The USWNT was awarded the silver medal at 2000 Summer Olympics. It also won 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and won the 2004 Olympics gold medal. Her role in coaching has been vital to the growth of women's sport in the USA and internationally.
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 is a Swedish soccer manager. She was also a former player. She was 15 when she made her national soccer debut. In 1996, she led the Swedish team in two Women's World Cups as well as the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won 146 caps as well as scoring 71 goals. In her career, she was also a midfielder and sweeper.
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 Sweden, she got 25% of the vote while the next-ranked contender received only 12 percent. And she has been praised by a renowned Swedish management guru.
Sundhage was a key member of the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Charge during their first two seasons in the WUSA. Later she was appointed Sweden head coaching coach. She will continue to hold that title through the summer 2006.