North Carolina signed women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance to a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2028 season, the school announced Monday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Dorrance is the winningest coach in women’s college soccer history, compiling a 921-86-46 in 44 seasons with the program.
- The National Soccer Hall of Famer has led the Tar Heels to 22 national titles and coached 19 different players to National Player of the Year honors. He also guided the U.S. women’s national team to a World Cup title in 1991.
- UNC went 20-5-1 last season and fell to UCLA in overtime in the national title game.
The Athletic’s instant analysis:
Just how good a coach is Dorrance?
To stick around at a place for 44 seasons (and counting), you have to be doing something right, or really, multiple somethings. Dorrance definitely qualifies, though. All the 72-year-old has done is turn North Carolina into the gold standard for women’s college soccer success, to the tune of 22 national championships — including one before the founding of the NCAA, for further context on his longevity — and 19 different stars winning National Player of the Year honors, including legends like Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow. In total? Dorrance has won more games (921) than any other coach in…
