Tony DiCicco

International

In 1991, DiCicco became the goalkeeping coach for the United States women's national team; he was also the goalkeeping coach for the 1993 U.S. men's under-20 team. He served as the stand-in head coach for the U.S. women's team during their 3–0 win against Canada on June 21, 1993, in Pontiac, Michigan, due to a previous commitment of head coach Anson Dorrance. He took over as head coach of the women's team in 1994, and compiled a record of 105–8–8, culminating with the team's dramatic win over China in the 1999 World Cup final. In 2008, DiCicco coached the U.S. U-20 Women's national team to victory in the FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Club

DiCicco served as head coach of the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer from 2009 to 2011.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, DiCicco was 1966 graduate of Wethersfield High School in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he lettered in soccer, baseball and basketball. In 1970, DiCicco graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he was an All-American goalkeeper his senior year. He played with the Connecticut Wildcats and Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League for five years, and made a single appearance for the United States men's national soccer team in 1973. During this time, he also taught Physical Education at Bellows Falls Middle School in Bellows Falls, Vt. for at least the 1972–1976 school years. He also coached the boys 7/8 grade soccer team. DiCicco was partners with goalkeeper coach Dan Gaspar in the Soccer Plus retail store in the early 1980s.

DiCicco and his wife, Diane, have four sons: Anthony, Andrew, Alex, and Nicholas. DiCicco died on June 19, 2017, from cancer at his home in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was 68 years old.

Individual

DiCicco was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2012.

International

Coach

Women's Olympics Soccer: 1996 FIFA Women's World Cup: 1999 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2008