UNC-Chapel Hill’s women’s soccer coach retiring after 47 seasons [Video]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Anson Dorrance, the head coach of UNC-Chapel Hill’s women’s soccer team, has announced his retirement after 47 seasons.

Under Dorrance’s leadership, the team has won 21 NCAA championships, which is the most by any head coach in any Division I sport in college athletics history.

Associate head coach Damon Nahas will lead the team this season as interim head coach when this year’s season starts on Aug. 15. A nationwide search will open up to fill the head coach spot.

“As preseason training camp went on, I realized I didn’t have the same energy it takes to give 100% to this year’s team. The players and staff, the university, Carolina athletics and our great fans deserve more, and the respect I have for the amazing legacy the current and former players have built led me to make this decision at this time,” …