Michael Patrick Ryan (14 February 1935 – 20 November 2012) was an Irish-American soccer coach. He served as the head coach of the Washington Huskies men's team from 1966 to 1976, and later with the United States women's national team for its first international games in Italy in August 1985.[3][4] He finished his career by coaching at Nathan Hale High School before retiring in 2012 after having coached for over 60 years.[5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Patrick Ryan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1935[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Irish Free State[2] | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 2012 (aged 77)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Seattle, Washington, U.S.[3] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1966–1976 | Washington Huskies | ||
| 1985 | United States (women) | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UW soccer coach quits". Sports. The Daily News. Vol. 55, no. 18. Seattle, Washington. Associated Press. 22 April 1977. p. 33. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Mayers, Joshua (24 November 2012). "Seattle soccer pioneer Mike Ryan is fondly remembered". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Mike Ryan, The First Coach of the U.S. WNT Passes Away at 77". United States Soccer Federation. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "When the USWNT was 'Made in Washington'". Sounder at Heart. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Mike Ryan, Seattle soccer pioneer, dies at 77". The Seattle Times. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (25 November 2012). "OBITUARY: Mike Ryan (1935–2012)". Soccer America. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
Further reading
edit- 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