Randy Marlon Waldrum (born September 25, 1956) is an American former professional soccer player, the current head coach of

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Panthers women's soccer team and is the current head coach of the

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women's national team on October 5, 2020.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career at

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, and compiled a 6–10 record. From 1989 to 1994, he coached both the men's and women's soccer teams at the

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. He posted a 66–33–6 record with the men, and a 61–36–9 record with the women. In 1996, he founded the

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women's soccer program, and went 46–14–3 from 1996 to 1998. He was the head women's soccer coach at the

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from 1999 through 2013, where the team's record in 15 seasons was 292–58–17. Waldrum led the Notre Dame women's soccer team to two national championships, in 2004 and 2010. The 2010 title game was his 300th match at Notre Dame. The

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2014 expansion team

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November ...

named Waldrum as the team's first head coach. Waldrum signed a three-year contract ahead of the 2014 season and a one-year extension for the 2017 season, but left as head coach on May 29, 2017, after the seventh week of the 2017 season. Under Waldrum, the Dash had a 19–39–13 record and did not make the league playoffs. Waldrum was fired as the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team coach in January 2016. In October 2017, Waldrum was appointed to be technical adviser and head coach of the

women's national football team, and was expected to take charge of the team ahead of the

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tournament. However, he turned down the role and was not appointed coach. In December 2017, Waldrum was appointed as the head coach of the

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. On October 5, 2020, Waldrum was appointed the head coach of Nigeria women's national football team, barely three years after turning down the role.

Personal life

Waldrum is a native of

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, and graduated from MacArthur High School in 1975. He was inducted into the

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Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. He and his wife Dianna have one son.

References

External links

Notre Dame Coach Profile: Randy Waldrum

Tulsa Golden Hurricane media guide
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Coaching career

Personal life

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