Tracey Marie Leone (; born May 5, 1967) is a retired

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who was a member of the

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. She was the first American to win a world championship as both a player and as a head coach.

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Personal life

Leone is married to

Ray Leone Ray Leone is an American soccer coach. He has coached women's soccer at six different schools and founded soccer programs at Berry College and Creighton University. Education Leone earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from University of Nort ...

. The pair are both women's college soccer coaches. As of 2014, they are the only two coaches in Division 1 college soccer who are married. The pair have coached together at Creighton, Clemson, Arizona State, and Harvard.

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Northeastern coaching profile
Living people 1967 births North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players American women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players Women's association football midfielders Clemson Tigers women's soccer coaches Northeastern Huskies women's soccer coaches American soccer coaches {{US-women-footy-bio-stub