Lori Ann Henry (born March 20, 1966) is an American retired soccer defender and former member and captain of the United States women's national soccer team. She was the only player from the first match ever played by the national team who made it to the 1991 Women's World Cup Championship in China and one of two players to hit double-figures in caps.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lori Ann Henry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 20, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Wilmington, North Carolina United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1991 | United States | 40 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
Medal record | |||
Early life
editHenry grew up in the Seattle, Washington area and attended Shorewood High School in Shoreline, Washington where she was a star soccer player for the T-Birds.[3]
University of North Carolina
editHenry attended the University of North Carolina from 1986 to 1989 and helped the Tar Heels to three national women's soccer championships. Henry was twice selected first team All-America. She was also selected to Soccer America's All-Decade Team in 1990.[3]
Playing career
editInternational
editIn 1985, Henry was a member of the first women's national soccer team the U.S. fielded. She played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1991, including three years as captain. In 1991, she was part of the team that won the first Women's World Cup in China.[2]
Coaching career
editHenry began her coaching career as an assistant at UNC-Greensboro and later served as the head women's soccer coach at Ohio State University for four years.[3]
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "2001 North Carolina women's soccer media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Tar Heels. 2001. p. 63. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Lori Henry". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Shorewood to retire Lori Henry's soccer jersey in ceremony Thursday, Oct. 11". Shoreline Area News. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
Further reading
edit- Crothers, Tim (2012), The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty, Macmillan, ISBN 1429946261
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
- Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer', Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526
External links
edit- Lori Henry – FIFA competition record (archived)
- US Soccer profile
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