Erica Dambach Explained

Erica Dambach
Full Name:Erica Marie Dambach[1]
Birth Name:Erica Marie Walsh
Birth Date:16 November 1975[2]
Birth Place:Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Position:Defender, midfielder[3]
Youthyears1:1991–1992
Youthclubs1:Lower Moreland Lions[4]
Currentclub:Penn State (coach)
Collegeyears1:1993–1996
Manageryears1:1997
Managerclubs1:Bucknell (assistant)
Manageryears2:1998–1999
Managerclubs2:Dartmouth (assistant)
Manageryears3:2000–2002
Managerclubs3:Dartmouth
Manageryears4:2003–2004
Managerclubs4:Lehigh (assistant)
Manageryears5:2004
Managerclubs5:United States U19 (assistant)
Manageryears6:2004–2007
Managerclubs6:United States U17
Manageryears7:2005
Managerclubs7:Florida State (assistant)
Manageryears8:2006
Managerclubs8:Harvard
Manageryears9:2007–
Managerclubs9:Penn State
Manageryears10:2007–2012
Managerclubs10:United States (assistant)
Manageryears11:2020
Managerclubs11:United States (assistant)

Erica Marie Dambach (; born November 16, 1975) is an American college soccer coach. She is the head coach of Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer. She led Penn State to the 2015 National Championship. She is a two-time NSCAA Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2012 and 2015.

Coaching career

She was the head coach at Dartmouth from 2000 to 2002, resigning following the 2002 season in order to pursue educational opportunities.[5] After serving as an assistant coach at Lehigh, she was hired as an assistant coach at Florida State in January 2005.[6] She was hired as head coach at Harvard prior to the 2006 season.[7] In February 2007, she then resigned at Harvard in order to take the Penn State head coaching position.[8] [9] She was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year in 2012[10] and 2015.[11]

She led Penn State to a national championship in 2015.[12]

She was an assistant coach for the United States women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]

She was an assistant coach for the United States women's national soccer team for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[14]

Personal life

She married Jason Dambach in January 2016.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, USA . . 11 . 7 July 2021 . 7 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Erica Walsh . New Jersey Sports Heroes . February 6, 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622101514/https://www.njsportsheroes.com/ericawalshs.html . June 22, 2021.
  3. News: Onufrak . Beth . Philadelphia . Sports People: Soccer shorts . . 328 . 96 . Montgomery County . Neighbors Sports . MC6 . October 4, 1993 . February 6, 2023.
  4. News: Onufrak . Beth . Philadelphia . Where the boys are: That's where she'll be—on the soccer field . . 326 . 153 . Neighbors Sports . HB-13 . November 30, 1992 . February 7, 2023.
  5. http://archives.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=1983{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  6. Web site: US U-17 National Team Head Coach Erica Walsh Joins FSU Soccer Staff. 3 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Friends of Harvard Soccer: Erica Walsh To Coach Women's Soccer Team.
  8. Web site: One and Done for Walsh at Crimson Helm - Sports - The Harvard Crimson.
  9. Web site: Walsh named Penn State women's soccer coach - Penn State University. 2017-01-30. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202201452/http://news.psu.edu/story/198295/2007/02/09/walsh-named-penn-state-womens-soccer-coach. dead.
  10. Web site: Walsh tabbed NSCAA National Coach of the Year - Penn State University.
  11. Web site: Penn State women's soccer coach Erica Walsh named NSCAA Coach of the Year. Vince . Lungaro . The Daily Collegian . December 16, 2015. January 30, 2017.
  12. Web site: Women's soccer: Penn State outlasts Duke 1-0 for College Cup title. 6 December 2015.
  13. Web site: Women's soccer coach Walsh headed to Olympics with U.S. team - Penn State University.
  14. Web site: 2020-01-04. Erica Dambach Named USWNT Assistant Coach. 2021-05-03. Onward State. en-US.
  15. Web site: Thanksgiving's special joy.