Morace, Carolina (1964–)
Morace, Carolina (1964–)
Italian soccer player. Born Feb 5, 1964, in Venice, Italy.
A soccer legend in Italy, voted one of the nation's top women in history, had a 20-year playing career, winning 12 Italian League titles with 8 different clubs, scoring more than 500 goals; as captain of the national team, scored 105 goals in international play; was the 1st woman to coach an Italian men's professional team (1999), then became head coach of the women's national team; does commentary on soccer matches for Telemontecarlo (TMC) and is a qualified lawyer.
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