April Heinrichs

April Heinrichs
Heinrichs at the 2003 World Cup
Personal information
Full name April Dawn Heinrichs[1]
Date of birth (1964-02-27) February 27, 1964 (age 60)[2]
Place of birth Denver, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 FCF Juventus
1988–1989 Prato Wonder
International career
1986–1991 United States 47 (37)
Managerial career
1990 Princeton University
1991–1995 University of Maryland
1996–1999 University of Virginia
1995–2000 United States (assistant)
2000–2005 United States
2006 UC Irvine
2011–2012 USSF Technical Director
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

April Dawn Heinrichs (born February 27, 1964) is an American former soccer player and coach. She was among the first players on the United States women's national soccer team, and was captain of the United States team which won the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991. She finished her international playing career with 46 caps and 35 goals. Heinrich coached the USA women's team from 2000 to 2004, under her tenure team USA finished third in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, won silver medal at Sydney 2000, and gold medal at Athens 2004 Olympics. In 1998 she became the first female player inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[4] In January 2011, Heinrichs was appointed Technical Director for women's soccer by United States Soccer Federation.[5]

  1. ^ "Gesamtliste 2015" (PDF). FIFA. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "April Heinrichs". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "April Heinrichs 1992". Sportswomen of Colorado. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "April Heinrichs - 1998 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". April Heinrichs - 1998 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference uss_td was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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