Best Of: Jill Ellis on soccer, Illinois and winning
In this Friday, May 24, 2019 file photo, Jill Ellis, coach of the United States women's national soccer team, speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York. AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Jill Ellis coached the US National Women’s Soccer Team to two World Cup Championships! But in 1997, her first head coaching job was at the University of Illinois when the team was brand new. Now she’s returning to campus as this year’s commencement speaker.
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Jill Ellis
San Diego Wave FC President | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign coach, starting in 1997 | 2-time World Cup Championship Coach
We're excited to hear from former @IlliniSoccer coach Jill Ellis, who won back-to-back FIFA Women’s World Cups as coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team, and this year's featured speaker at the U of I Commencement Ceremony!https://t.co/SBoSprk5mI
— Gies Business (@giesbusiness) May 9, 2022
Jill Ellis addresses the news media in 1997 prior to her first season as head coach of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign women’s soccer team, which also was the program’s first year. - Illinois Athletics
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