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 April
became the first woman player to be
inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1998 |
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Born:
February 27, 1964
- Littleton, CO |
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Position:
Forward |
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Int'l
Caps: 47 |
Int'l
Goals: 37 |
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Started playing soccer at the age of six and in the eighth
grade joined a select team and went on to help her high school team to
win two state championships. But
despite her background no soccer scholarships came her way, so she went
to a small Colorado college on a basketball scholarship, hoping that some
coach would find her. But somehow
a youth coach from Virginia saw her play and recommended her to
University of North Carolina
(UNC)
Head Coach Anson Dorrance. Not long after that she was on her way
east and played four years of collegiate soccer in Chapel Hill being
named a first team All-American three times. During that time UNC captured three NCAA championships and
finished as runner up during the other season. She completed her college career at UNC as the all time
NCAA leader in points scored with 225, made up of 87 goals and 51
assists, a record later eclipsed by Mia Hamm. April was captain of the 1991 World Cup winning U.S. team,
and was one of the most creative players in women's national team history. She finished her career with 38 goals
in 47 games. In 1986 and 1989 she
was named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year. She later served as a full-time
assistant coach to the U.S. Women's team and head coach at the University
of Virginia. Heinrichs
served as the Head Coach of the U.S. Women's National
Team from 2000 until 2005.
Hall of Famer Spotlight:
April is best known as the coach of the Women’s
National Team but prior to that she was a skillful and dominant
winger in her playing days at the University of North Carolina (UNC)
and on the U.S. National Team.
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Where Are They Now:
As head coach of the U.S.
Women’s National Team, April Heinrichs has come a long way
from the days when she used old Readers Digest magazines as
shin guards.
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U.S. National Team
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