Amanda Cromwell

In 1994, she played for the Hammarby Soccer Club in Sweden, making eight appearances under player-coach Pia Sundhage. Upon graduation from Virginia, Cromwell joined the United States women's national soccer team. While on the team, Cromwell earned a bronze medal during the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden, and a gold medal during the 1996 Summer Olympics. During her time on the national team, she earned 55 caps. Between her tenure on the national team, and after she left in 1998, Cromwell played professionally in the United States and abroad. Between 1997 and 2003, she played for the Maryland Pride, Tampa Bay Xtreme, Charlotte Eagles, Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and San Jose CyberRays. In 2010, Cromwell was inducted into the Virginia-DC Soccer Hall of Fame.

UMBC Retrievers

Cromwell served as an assistant coach at her alma mater from 1992 to 1994, before becoming the head coach of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers women's team from 1996 to 1997.

UCF Knights

In 1999, Cromwell became the head coach of the UCF Knights women's soccer program. After taking the helm, she helped resurrect a program that only reached the NCAA Tournament twice in the previous ten years. She led the Knights for 13 seasons, with only 1 losing record, and led the team to 10 Tournament appearances, including five straight through to 2011.

UCLA Bruins

In 2013, Cromwell became the head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's soccer program. Eight months after becoming coach, she led her team to the program's first-ever NCAA Championship. Cromwell's 2013 Bruins finished the season with a 22–1–3 record, and went unbeaten over their last 21 games. They gave up just one goal during the NCAA Tournament and only eight goals all season, leading the nation in goals against average (0.296). In addition to winning the national championship, the team won the Pac-12 title and tied the school record for most victories in a season. Cromwell was named Soccer America's Coach of the Year, the first-such honor for a UCLA women's soccer coach.

Orlando Pride

On December 7, 2021, Cromwell was announced as head coach of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team Orlando Pride, her first head coaching position at a…

Cromwell was born in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 1970. As a freshman in 1988, she was named Soccer America's Freshman of the Year and the Cavalier's Rookie of the Year. She graduated in 1988 from Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia, where she won a state championship and four district titles. During her tenure with the Virginia Cavaliers, Cromwell helped lead the team as captain to the Final Four in 1991. In 1992, she graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in biology. That season, she finished as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and Women's Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year. She was a four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection, and three-time All-South Region team selection. Cromwell was also a two-time NSCAA All-American and a Soccer America MVP, and was voted the team's MVP in 1989. Cromwell was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team.

Cromwell is married to Megan Fish, reporter and producer for Angel City FC. The pair first met when Fish joined the UCF Knights as a freshman in 2011 while Cromwell was head coach. They married in December 2021 in a small ceremony in Hawaii.