Carrie Kveton (born June 29, 1980, in

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) is an American

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player who played as a

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and defender, before moving on to become a coach. Kveton played professionally in

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. She is currently the coach of the United States U-19 Women's Youth National Team.

Playing career

Kveton played

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for

North Texas University The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its main campus is in Denton, with a satellite campus in Frisco. It serves as the flagship of the University of North Texas Syst ...

, earning All-

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recognition in 2001. After college, Kveton played

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soccer in the

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with the

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, where she was one of the league's leading scorers in the

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season. Kveton played professional soccer in Denmark, playing for Fortuna Hjørring in the 2012–2013 season. In the summer of 2004, she played 13 matches for

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in the

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, scoring twice. Later that year (2004) she relocated to Europe, joining English

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club Bristol Academy (known as Bristol Rovers in 2004–05). She played 37 league games, scoring once, in her two seasons at the club. During the English off-seasons Kveton continued to play in the W-League, making 12 appearances for

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, and scoring three times in eight appearances for defeated finalists

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. Kveton signed for

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in Autumn 2006, and played 12 times in all competitions for the Danish club.

Coaching career

In 2014, Kveton became co-head coach of Fortuna Hjørring, before taking on the role as head coach in 2018. During her time as coach, Fortuna Hjørring won three Danish league titles in 2014, 2016, and 2018 and two Danish Cups in 2016 and 2019. Kveton moved to the

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, taking on an assistant coach role for the

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during the

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and then joined the

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as an assistant coach prior to the

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. In July 2021, Kveton took on the role of Head of Player Development at

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

in Denmark. In February 2023, Kveton was the head coach for the United States Women's U-23 squad for their three friendlies. On May 9, 2023, U.S. Soccer announced Kveton was appointed the head coach for the United States U-19 Women's Youth National Team. Shortly after her arrival to the United States U-19 Women's Youth National Team, it was announced that the team will participate in the upcoming

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under Kveton's leadership. Kveton holds a UEFA Pro Coaching License.

Coaching statistics

References

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