Twila Argo Kilgore (; born January 18, 1980) is an American soccer

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and former player who is the current assistant coach for the United States women's national team. She was appointed after the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski under whom she served as the assistant coach for the women's national team.

Playing career

Kilgore was born in

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to Patricia Kaufman. In her youth, she played for the club side Las Virgenes Blazers, before later joining the Southern California Blues, with whom she won two state titles. In high school, she played soccer at Harvard-Westlake School, where she earned first team All- CIF honors during her senior year. In college, Kilgore played four years with the

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from 1998 to 2001. She made 74 appearances during her career, scoring seven goals and recording three assists. After college, Kilgore joined the

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and played in the USL W-League before becoming a coach.

Coaching career

In 2004, Kilgore joined the Pepperdine University coaching staff as an assistant coach and associate coach. During her time at Pepperdine, Kilgore earned her USSF National "A" license. After spending 10 years with Pepperdine University, Kilgore took over as the head coach for the University of California, Davis women's team. In 2019, Kilgore joined the Houston Dash as an assistant coach. During her time with the Houston Dash, Kilgore also served as a member of

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coaching staff, taking the United States U-19 Women's National Team (USWNT U-19) to the La Manga Tournament in 2020. While serving as a member of the Houston Dash technical staff, Kilgore became the first American-born woman to earn the U.S. Soccer's top-level Pro License. After earning this license, Kilgore was named to lead the January 2022 USWNT U-23 camp. Kilgore was named as an assistant coach for the senior

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in February 2022. On August 17, 2023, Kilgore was named the interim head coach for the senior USWNT following the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski, under whom Kilgore served as the assistant coach. Kilgore is leading the team until permanent head coach Emma Hayes arrives in May 2024, after which she will serve as assistant coach again.

Personal life

Kilgore graduated from the University of Arizona in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education. She later earned a master's degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine in 2009. She married Jeremiah Kilgore in September 2021.

Coaching statistics

Managerial honors

United States Women

As assistant coach of women's senior national team * CONCACAF W Championship:

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* SheBelieves Cup:

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As Interim coach of women's senior national team *

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* SheBelieves Cup:

References

External links

Pepperdine coaching profile

UC Davis coaching profile
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