Tracey Bates
 

(Courtesy of USOC)
Position: Midfielder
Era: 1987-1991
DOB: 1967.05.05
Height: 4'11"
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
College: University of North Carolina
 
Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Min G A Pts Y/R W-L-D
1987 7/5 495 0 0 0 0/0 3-3-1
1988 6/6 379 1 0 2 0/0 2-2-2
1989 1/1 90 0 0 0 0/0 0-0-1
1990 3/1 180 0 0 0 0/0 3-0-0
1991 12/7 792 4 2 10 0/0 8-4-0
Total 29/20 1936 5 2 12 0/0 16-9-4
 
National Team Highlights
  • Served as an assistant coach to April Heinrichs at the 2004 Olympics.
  • Head coach of the U.S. U-19 squad that won the inaugural 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
  • Coached the U.S. U-16s in 2000.
  • Served as an assistant coach for the U-20s at the 1997 and 1998 Nordic Cups.
  • A member of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Championship team, she saw her only action of the tournament against Japan.
  • Played in four of the National Team's five games at the 1991 CONCAcAF Qualifying Tournament in helping the U.S. reach the 1991 FIFA Women's World Championship. She scored a goal against Trinidad & Tobago and a pair of goals against Haiti.
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    National Team Milestones
    First Cap:1987.07.05 vs. Norway
    First Goal:1986.06.01 vs. Japan
    Final Goal:1991.04.25 vs. Haiti (2)
    Final Cap:1991.11.21 vs. Japan
     
    Collegiate Highlights
  • Played in the midfield at the University of North Carolina in 1985-1987 and 1989 and helped the Tar Heels win NCAA titles in 1986, 1987 and 1989. Scored 18 goals and 32 assists during her Tar Heel career.
  • A three-time Second-Team All-American and an ACC Top 50 honoree, she was the Defensive MVP of the 1989 NCAA Final Four.
  • As a sophomore, she scored the game-winning goal in the 1986 NCAA championship game against Colorado College.
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    Last We Heard
  • An assistant coach at Harvard, where her husband, Ray Leone, is the head coach. They have a daughter, Mattea.
  • Was the head coach (1994-1997) and then the co-head coach (1998-1999) with Ray at Clemson University where she guided the Tigers to a 89-39-4 during her tenure. Was also an assistant coach at Arizona State University during Ray's time as head coach from 2000-2006.
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