Stacey Elizabeth Enos (born February 4, 1964) is an American former

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player who played as a defender, making ten appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

In college, Enos played for the

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from 1982 to 1985, where she was a letter-winner. With the team she won the first three NCAA national championship titles in

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, and

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. In 1984 she was included in the All-

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College Cup Selection, and in 1985 she was selected as an

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Second-Team

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n. In total, she made 79 appearances for the Tar Heels, scoring 16 goals and registering 16 assists. Enos made her international debut for the

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on August 18, 1985 in the team's inaugural match in the Mundialito against

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. In total, she made ten appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on July 26, 1986 in a friendly match against Italy. In 2006 she was honored as a "Pioneer of the Game" by the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame. In 1994, Enos began working as an assistant coach with the

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women's soccer team, before becoming the head coach of the

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in 1996. In 2001, she joined

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to serve as the

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and head coach of the women's soccer team, where she remained until 2017. She also served as the director of a local youth team, Highland Football Club, from 2001 until 2004. In 2018, she served as the inaugural head coach of the

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women's team in the WPSL, where she won the South Region Carolinas Conference Coach of the Year award.

Personal life

Enos moved to

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in 2001, and currently works as a

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and serves on the Asheville Buncombe Sports Commission.

Career statistics

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Enos, Stacey 1964 births Living people Soccer players from Tampa, Florida American women's soccer players American women's soccer coaches United States women's international soccer players Women's association football defenders North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Utah State Aggies women's soccer coaches 20th-century American sportswomen