Lori Henry

Lori Henry
Personal information
Full name	Lori Ann Henry
Date of birth	March 20, 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Wilmington, North Carolina United States
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team
1986–1989	North Carolina Tar Heels
International career
1985–1991	United States
Managerial career
1993–1996	Ohio State Buckeyes
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup

Lori Ann Henry (born March 20, 1966) is an American retired soccer defender and former member and captain of the United States women's national soccer team. She was the only player from the first match ever played by the national team who made it to the 1991 Women's World Cup Championship in China and one of two players to hit double-figures in caps.^[2]

Early life

Henry grew up in the Seattle, Washington area and attended Shorewood High School in Shoreline, Washington where she was a star soccer player for the T-Birds.^[3]

University of North Carolina

Henry attended the University of North Carolina from 1986 to 1989 and helped the Tar Heels to three national women's soccer championships. Henry was twice selected first team All-America. She was also selected to Soccer America's All-Decade Team in 1990.^[3]

Playing career

International

In 1985, Henry was a member of the first women's national soccer team the U.S. fielded. She played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1991, including three years as captain. In 1991, she was part of the team that won the first Women's World Cup in China.^[2]

Coaching career

Henry began her coaching career as an assistant at UNC-Greensboro and later served as the head women's soccer coach at Ohio State University for four years.^[3]