# David Vanole

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American soccer player and coach

David Vanole Personal information Full name David Charles Vanole Date of birth (1963-02-06)February 6, 1963 Place of birth Redondo Beach, California, United States Date of death January 15, 2007(2007-01-15) (aged 43) Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Position Goalkeeper Youth career 1981–1985 UCLA Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1986–1990 Los Angeles Heat 1987–1988 Wichita Wings (indoor) 1 (0) 1988 San Jose Earthquakes 1991 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks International career 1986–1990 United States 13 (0) Managerial career 1995–2000 UCLA Bruins (assistant – men) 1995–1999 UCLA Bruins (assistant – women) 1997–1999 United States U20 (assistant) 2000 United States women (assistant) 2001–2003 Washington Freedom (assistant) 2003 D.C. United (assistant) 2004–2006 New England Revolution (assistant) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**David Charles "Dino" Vanole** (February 6, 1963 – January 15, 2007) was an American [soccer](/source/Soccer) [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(football)) and [coach](/source/Coach_(sport)). He spent his professional career in the [Western Soccer Alliance](/source/Western_Soccer_Alliance) and its successor league, the [American Professional Soccer League](/source/American_Professional_Soccer_League). He also earned 14 [caps](/source/Cap_(sports)) with the [U.S. national team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team) including appearances at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics) and was a [squad member](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_squads#United_States) at the [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup).

## Youth and college

He attended [Aviation High School](/source/Aviation_High_School_(Redondo_Beach%2C_California)) in [Redondo Beach, California](/source/Redondo_Beach%2C_California), where he was a three-sport letterman and a four-time All-Ocean League goalkeeper. Vanole played for [UCLA](/source/UCLA) from 1981 to 1985. As a junior, he backstopped [UCLA](/source/UCLA) to the [NCAA Men's Soccer Championship](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_tournament). In that game, UCLA defeated [American University](/source/American_University) in eight overtimes[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*].

## Professional

After graduating from [UCLA](/source/UCLA), Vanole played for the [Los Angeles Heat](/source/Los_Angeles_Heat) from 1986 to 1990. In 1988, he also played for the [San Jose Earthquakes](/source/San_Jose_Earthquakes_(1974%E2%80%9388)).[1] He played for the [Wichita Wings](/source/Wichita_Wings) during the 1987–1988 [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/MISL_I) season. In 1991, he finished his professional career with the [San Francisco Bay Blackhawks](/source/San_Francisco_Bay_Blackhawks) which won the [American Professional Soccer League](/source/American_Professional_Soccer_League) championship that season.

## National team

Vanole earned his first [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) with the [national team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team) in a February 5, 1986 0–0 tie with [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_soccer_team). He would go on to appear a total of 18 times for the U.S. national team; however, only 14 are counted as full internationals. Vanole played 4 games with the [U.S. Olympic team](/source/United_States_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics), including the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics).[2] While the U.S. national team at the time doubled as the U.S. Olympic in 1988, [FIFA](/source/FIFA) does not count Olympic matches as full internationals. Vanole was also on the U.S. team at the [1987 Pan American Games](/source/Football_at_the_1987_Pan_American_Games).[3] Vanole started 4 of the 5 games played by the national team in 1986 and 1987. However, he shared duties with a string of other goalkeepers in 1988. On April 30, 1989, he made one of the biggest saves of his career: preserving a 1–0 U.S. victory against [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica_national_football_team) in a critical World Cup qualifier by saving a penalty kick in injury time.[4] He had regained the position of the top U.S. goalkeeper, but was unable to control his weight and later that year he lost his starting position to [Tony Meola](/source/Tony_Meola). The clinching moment came in a U.S. game against Italian club [A. S. Roma](/source/A._S._Roma). While the U.S. won 4–3, Vanole's poor performance convinced Gansler to give the starting job to Meola.

In January, 1990, Vanole, under contract to the [United States Soccer Federation](/source/United_States_Soccer_Federation), sat out the national team's training camp with a contract dispute. However, he was selected as the backup [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) to [Tony Meola](/source/Tony_Meola) at the [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup). Here he gained worldwide attention, as he sat the bench during the matches and wore a cap with a [Stars & Stripes](/source/Flag_of_the_United_States)-flag.[5] Ultimately, however, he was ordered by coach [Bob Gansler](/source/Bob_Gansler) to stop wearing it, as Gansler felt the look was unprofessional and not in keeping with the image the U.S. team wished to present. Since Vanole did not play in this tournament, his last official cap came in 1989.

Vanole played on the Pro Beach Soccer tour for four years and was twice voted the best goalkeeper on the beach. He also played at the [1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup](/source/1989_FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup) finals.[6]

## Coaching career

Vanole spent six years as an assistant coach for goalkeepers for both the men and women's teams at UCLA; U.S. Women's Olympic and National Teams; and the Men's U-20 team. He also served as the goalkeeper coach for [D.C. United](/source/D.C._United) of [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) (MLS) as well as the [Washington Freedom](/source/Washington_Freedom_(soccer)) of the [Women's United Soccer Association](/source/Women's_United_Soccer_Association) (WUSA).

On May 25, 2000, Vanole became the goalkeeper coach for the [United States women's national soccer team](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team).[7]

He was the goalkeeper coach for the [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution) of MLS from 2004 to 2006.

## Death

Vanole, who lived in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), died on January 15, 2007, in [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City) of a heart attack during a family skiing vacation. He is survived by his wife, [Kerry Tatlock](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kerry_Tatlock&action=edit&redlink=1), the [NBA](/source/NBA)'s senior director of global marketing partnerships, as well as by his mother, siblings, and large extended family.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [1988 Western Soccer Alliance](http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statswsa88.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["David Vanole Biography and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121021064800/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/david-vanole-1.html). Sports Reference. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/david-vanole-1.html) on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det80.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Former US keeper Vanole dies at 43"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071109180604/http://fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=109927.html). [AFP](/source/Agence_France_Presse). January 17, 2007. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=109927.html) on November 9, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Vanole with his legendary cap"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071110234426/http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/atf/cf/%7B4AB68129-5AD7-4143-BFC9-BDBD63658B29%7D/DavidVanolePhoto01.jpg). January 17, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/atf/cf/{4AB68129-5AD7-4143-BFC9-BDBD63658B29}/DavidVanolePhoto01.jpg) on November 10, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [David Vanole](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=44725/index.html) – [FIFA](/source/FIFA) competition record (archived)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["David Vanole Named Goalkeeper Coach for U.S. Women's National Team; Jan Smisek and Janet Rayfield Named as National Staff Coaches"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425162618/http://m.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2000/05/David-Vanole-Named-Goalkeeper-Coach-For-U-S-Womens-National-Team-Jan-Smisek-And-Janet-Rayfield-Named.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://m.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2000/05/David-Vanole-Named-Goalkeeper-Coach-For-U-S-Womens-National-Team-Jan-Smisek-And-Janet-Rayfield-Named.aspx) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

## External links

- [David Vanole and the esophagus that saved U.S. soccer (ESPN)](http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5308513/ce/us/david-vanole-esophagus-saved-us-soccer?cc=5901&ver=us) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100625145137/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5308513/ce/us/david-vanole-esophagus-saved-us-soccer?cc=5901&ver=us) June 25, 2010, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [MISL stats](http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/V/Vanole.David.htm)

v t e United States soccer squad – 1988 Summer Olympics 1 Vanole 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Crow 5 Windischmann 6 Klopas 7 Gabarra 8 Davis (c) 9 Goulet 10 Vermes 11 Eichmann 12 Krumpe 13 Harkes 14 Stollmeyer 15 Ramos 16 Murray 17 Armstrong 18 Duback 19 Bliss 20 Caligiuri Coach: Osiander

v t e United States squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Meola 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Banks 5 Windischmann (c) 6 Harkes 7 Ramos 8 Bliss 9 Sullivan 10 Vermes 11 Wynalda 12 Krumpe 13 Eichmann 14 Stollmeyer 15 Armstrong 16 Murray 17 Balboa 18 Keller 19 Henderson 20 Caligiuri 21 Covone 22 Vanole Coach: Gansler

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