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Anson Dorrance
Anson Dorrance
United States
April 9, 1951
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Anson Dorrance is an American retired soccer coach. He was the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) from 1979 to 2024 and of the men's program from 1977 through 1988. He has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics. Under Dorrance's leadership, the Tar Heels women won 21 of the 41 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships, and their record under Dorrance stands at 809-67-36 (W-L-D; .919 winning percentage). He led his team to a 101-game unbeaten streak and coached 13 different women to a total of 20 National Player of the Year awards.

The NCAA has recognized Dorrance as the Women's Soccer Coach of the Year seven times (1982, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006) and as the Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 1987. On March 10, 2008, Dorrance was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Dorrance during the final of the 2006 Women's College Cup
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Albert Anson Dorrance IV
Date of birth: (1951-04-09) April 9, 1951 (age 75)
Place of birth: Bombay, India
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position: Midfielder
⚽ Youth career:
0000–1969: Villa St. Jean
⚽ College career:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1969: St. Mary's Rattlers
1971–1973: North Carolina Tar Heels
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1974–197?: Chapel Hill Soccer Club
⚽ Managerial career:
1974–197?: Chapel Hill Soccer Club (player-coach)
1976: North Carolina Tar Heels (men's assistant)
1977–1988: North Carolina Tar Heels (men)
1979–2023: North Carolina Tar Heels (women)
1986–1994: United States (women)

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Channel Image Anson Dorrance, 22 time National Champion, former Head Women's Soccer Coach UNC | Grading Character
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Channel Image United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame: Anson Dorrance
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Channel Image Soccer Skills with Anson Dorrance - Advanced Skills (Clip)
14 years ago • 6.32K views
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Channel Image E80: Anson Dorrance | Building Championship Teams and Competitive Greatness
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Channel Image 291 Anson Dorrance: Competitive Cauldron, Peer Evaluations, Challenging Fragility of Todays Athletes
3 years ago • 774 views
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Channel Image Anson Dorrance | The Vision Of A Champion
9 years ago • 29.92K views
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Channel Image Inside Access: UNC Women's Soccer Practice - Anson Dorrance Mic'd Up
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Channel Image Anson Dorrance on UNC Women's Soccer's Competitive Cauldron
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Channel Image Anson Dorrance - The North Carolina System (Clip)
14 years ago • 1.57K views
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Channel Image The Differences Between Men and Women. Legendary UNC Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance. This is Wisdom!
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Channel Image UNC women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance agrees to extension through 2028
3 years ago • 384 views
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Channel Image How Hall of Fame Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance Communicates on the Field!
5 years ago • 743 views
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Well Said: Anson Dorrance’s dynasties - unc.edu

  • ✐ unc.edu
  • Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UNC to name field after women’s soccer legend Anson Dorrance - The Daily Tar Heel

Dorrance to Keynote Men's Soccer Kick-Off Banquet - UNC Wilmington Athletics

Soccer Legend Anson Dorrance to speak at UNCW Men’s Soccer kick-off banquet - WWAYTV3

  • ✐ WWAYTV3
  • Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UNC Soccer and Lacrosse Venue Christened Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium - Chapelboro.com

Column: Is UNC women’s soccer’s Anson Dorrance on the hot seat? - The Daily Tar Heel

The Competitive Cauldron: How Cisco VP Sophie Stevens Channels UNC Coach Anson Dorrance In The Corporate Arena - Forbes

  • ✐ Forbes
  • Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

UNC's Anson Dorrance modeled retirement timing after Dean Smith - ESPN

  • ✐ ESPN
  • Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:00:00 GMT

UNC women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance retires after 45 seasons - The New York Times

‘Tar Heel legend’: North Carolina women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance retires after 45 seasons - CBS17.com

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