Michael Patrick Ryan (14 February 1935 – 20 November 2012) was an Irish-American soccer coach. He served as the head coach of the Washington Huskies men's team from 1966 to 1976, and later with the United States women's national team for its first international games in Italy in August 1985. He finished his career by coaching at Nathan Hale High School before retiring in 2012 after having coached for over 60 years.
See also
List of Golden Scarf recipients
References
Further reading
Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, Nash, Tim (2016), ''It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer', Lulu Press,
External links
Mike Ryan, perhaps the “principal pioneer” of Seattle soccer, died last week at age 77 10 Questions with Mike Ryan New kicks for an old shoe
1935 births
2012 deaths
Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland association football managers Irish emigrants to the United States American soccer coaches American women's soccer coaches Washington Huskies men's soccer coaches United States women's national soccer team managers High school soccer coaches in the United States