Who is Anson Dorrance? US coach, 71, who trained Women’s Euro 2022 winners had coached Lucy Bronze

Who is Anson Dorrance? US coach, 71, who trained Women’s Euro 2022 winners had coached Lucy Bronze
Anson Dorrance, the 71-year-old head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, coached several Lionesses all throughout his career (Credit: Corbis/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images)

The 2022 Euros team, also known as the Lionesses won the Euros 2022 final against Germany 2-1 on Sunday, July 31 at Wembley Stadium. Anson Dorrance, who is the head coach of women's football at the University of North Carolina, told The Times that three out of four of the sensational goals scored by the Lionesses in their semi-final against Sweden "had Tar Heels written all over them".

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Dorrance, who has coached Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Lotte Wubben-Moy and manager Sarina Wiegman in the past, described the Lionesses he had previously coached as "wonderful human beings" to the portal. Dorrance coached and trained more players who went on to play at the national level than any other coach during his time at the University of North Carolina. He also led the 'Tar Heels' to the most national championships of any team.