Tracey Marie Leone (née Bates; born May 5, 1967) is an American retired soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States national team. She was the first American to win a world championship as both a player and as a head coach.[4] She became an assistant coach for her alma mater North Carolina Tar Heels in 2024.[5]

International career statistics

Nation Year International Appearances
Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists
United States 1987 7 5 480 0 0
1988 6 6 423 1 0
1989 1 1 90 0 0
1990 3 1 180 0 0
1991 12 8 873 4 2
Career Total 5 29 21 2046 5 2

Personal life

Leone is married to Ray Leone. The pair are both women's college soccer coaches. As of 2014, they are the only two coaches in Division 1 college soccer who are married.[6] The pair have coached together at Creighton, Clemson, Arizona State, and Harvard.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. July 11, 2023. p. 19. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Monogram Awards—Fall Sports: Soccer". Annual Commencement. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. May 10, 1987. p. 45. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tracey Bates Leone UNC coaching bio". GoHeels.com. North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Northeastern University Athletics. "2010 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Tracey Bates Leone". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Graham Hayes (November 5, 2014). "Ray and Tracey Leone: Together In Marriage, 3 Miles Apart in Coaching". espnw.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Leone
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