American coach, Randy Waldrum, has dumped Nigeria’s Super Falcons to guide Pitt women’s school soccer as new manager.
Waldrum was appointed the technical adviser and head coach of the Nigerian women’s national team in October.
Waldrum most recently coached a college team at Notre Dame, where led the Fighting Irish to two national championships, in 2004 and 2010, in 14 seasons.
In his time at Notre Dame, the 61-year-old Waldrum compiled a record of 292-58-17, a win percentage of .819.
“Coach Waldrum’s proven experience of developing elite players and building and sustaining highly successful program is the most impressive,” Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said in a statement. “It is evident his passion for positively impacting young people is what drives his success. His championship pedigree and passion perfectly fits with the soccer culture we are creating at Pitt and we are eager to watch our program emerge under his leadership.”
Prior to his tenure with the Irish, he coached at Baylor for three seasons, where he started the Bears’ program from scratch and led it to a 46-14-3 record from 1996-98.
The native Texan, who also coached at Tulsa and Texas Wesleyan, has a career record of 399-108-29 (.771 win percentage).
Waldrum left Notre Dame in 2014 to become the head coach of the expansion Houston Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League.
He was fired in May 2017 after going 19-39-13 and never reaching the playoffs.
Waldrum has international experience, having served as the Trinidad and Tobago women’s national team coach for about a year and a half, from 2014-16.
Since 2012, he has served as the head coach of the United States U-23 national team, capturing the Four Nations Cup in 2012 and 2013.
Waldrum replaces Greg Miller, who was fired in November after going 32-69-8 in six seasons at the school.
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