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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 74)
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 World Cup Soccer Coach Anson DorranceTalks Ball Mastery & Character in Soccer
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Channel Image Inside Access: UNC Women's Soccer Practice - Anson Dorrance Mic'd Up
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Channel Image UNC women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance agrees to extension through 2028
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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 How Hall of Fame Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance Communicates on the Field!
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Channel Image Anson Dorrance on UNC Women's Soccer's Competitive Cauldron
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Anson Dorrance - Women's Soccer Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics - University of North Carolina Athletics

Anson Dorrance’s Career as UNC Women’s Soccer Head Coach - Sports Illustrated

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Anson Dorrance on Coaching, Character, and the Changing Culture of Youth Soccer - SoccerToday

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

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  • Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT

‘I Just Caught a Bolt of Lightning’: Anson Dorrance Says Goodbye to UNC Women’s Soccer - Chapelboro.com

One of the most successful coaches in college sports history retires, days before season opener - FootballScoop.com

Anson Dorrance channeled Dean Smith, developed ‘competitive cauldron’ for UNC women’s soccer dynasty - The Fayetteville Observer

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