Michael Dickey

Michael Dickey is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of the Jordan women's national football team.

Michael Dickey
Personal information
Place of birth United States
Teams managed
Years Team
1997–99 Delaware Wizards
2010 United States U17 (women's)
2017–2018 Jordan (women's)

Early life

Dickey was born in the United States[1] but had to spend several years of his childhood abroad since his father worked for the U.S. Department of Defense.[2] Dickey was introduced to soccer when he was living in Taiwan.[1] His family later settled in Germany where Dickey had his high school education.[2]

Coaching career

Early years

After a short stint as a football player, Dickey started his coaching career with a small club in Germany. In 1996, he was appointed head coach of the Delaware Wizards which then played at the United States International Soccer League.

United States women's youth

Simultaneously while coaching the Delaware Wizards, Dickey worked with the U.S. Soccer Federation as a coach in its Olympic Development Program. This led to a staff coaching position with the United States women's national team youth system.[2] He started working with the under-14 team in 2005 as its head coach and later served head coach of the under-15, under-16, and under-17 teams in the subsequent years.[3]

He was assistant coach of the U.S. team that finished second in the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. He led the U-17 national team two years later but failed to have the team qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2] In 2009, Dickey guested as a coach with the India women's national football team and helped them in preparation for an international tournament.[1]

Jordan women's

On May 1, 2017, the Jordan Football Association announced[4] that they have Dickey signed Dickey as head coach of the Jordan women's national football team.[2]

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References
  1. Marroquin, Anthony (14 June 2016). "Meet the Coach: Q&A with Michael Dickey". Grande Sports World. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. Karell, Daniel (8 May 2017). "Kentucky Fire Jr. coach Michael Dickey hired as Jordan Women's National Team coach". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. "Michael Dickey Appointed Jordan Women's National Team Coach". Jordan Football Association. 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. "Prince Ali welcomes appointment new Jordan Women's National Team coach". Petra. Jordan News Agency. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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