David Vanole

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David Vanole
Personal information
Full name David Charles Vanole
Date of birth (1963-02-06)February 6, 1963
Place of birth Redondo Beach, California, United States
Date of death January 15, 2007(2007-01-15) (aged 43)
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Youth career
1981–1985 UCLA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Los Angeles Heat
1987–1988 Wichita Wings (indoor) 1 (0)
1988
San Jose Earthquakes
1991 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
International career
1986–1990 United States 13 (0)
Managerial career
1995–2000 UCLA Bruins (assistant – men)
1995–1999 UCLA Bruins (assistant – women)
1997–1999 United States U20 (assistant)
2000 United States women (assistant)
2001–2003
Washington Freedom
(assistant)
2003 D.C. United (assistant)
2004–2006 New England Revolution (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Charles "Dino" Vanole (February 6, 1963 – January 15, 2007) was an American

caps with the U.S. national team including appearances at the 1988 Summer Olympics and was a squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup
.

Youth and college

He attended

NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In that game, UCLA defeated American University
in eight overtimes.

Professional

After graduating from

Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1991, he finished his professional career with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks which won the American Professional Soccer League
championship that season.

National team

Vanole earned his first

A. S. Roma
. While the U.S. won 4–3, Vanole's poor performance convinced Gansler to give the starting job to Meola.

In January, 1990, Vanole, under contract to the United States Soccer Federation, sat out the national team's training camp with a contract dispute. However, he was selected as the backup goalkeeper to Tony Meola at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Here he gained worldwide attention, as he sat the bench during the matches and wore a cap with a Stars & Stripes-flag.[5] Ultimately, however, he was ordered by coach Bob Gansler to stop wearing it, as Gansler felt the look was unprofessional and not in keeping with the image the U.S. team wished to present. Since Vanole did not play in this tournament, his last official cap came in 1989.

Vanole played on the Pro Beach Soccer tour for four years and was twice voted the best goalkeeper on the beach. He also played at the

1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals.[6]

Coaching career

Vanole spent six years as an assistant coach for goalkeepers for both the men and women's teams at UCLA; U.S. Women's Olympic and National Teams; and the Men's U-20 team. He also served as the goalkeeper coach for

Washington Freedom of the Women's United Soccer Association
(WUSA).

On May 25, 2000, Vanole became the goalkeeper coach for the United States women's national soccer team.[7]

He was the goalkeeper coach for the New England Revolution of MLS from 2004 to 2006.

Death

Vanole, who lived in

NBA
's senior director of global marketing partnerships, as well as by his mother, siblings, and large extended family.

References

  1. ^ 1988 Western Soccer Alliance
  2. ^ "David Vanole Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989". RSSSF. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. AFP. January 17, 2007. Archived from the original
    on November 9, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  5. ^ "Vanole with his legendary cap". January 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  6. ^ David Vanole – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "David Vanole Named Goalkeeper Coach for U.S. Women's National Team; Jan Smisek and Janet Rayfield Named as National Staff Coaches". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

External links

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