Tony DiCicco, who coached the United States women’s soccer team to pioneering victories in 1996, at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and in 1999, at the World Cup, died on Monday at his home in Wethersfield, Conn. He was 68.
The cause was cancer, his family said.
DiCicco (pronounced de-CHEEK-oh) coached with a calm demeanor and was popular with his players because he welcomed their suggestions and maintained an ebullient approach. His mother — named Welcome because her parents had three sons before she was born — played an influential role in his appreciation of women’s sports.