Rory Dames

Rory Dames is an American soccer coach who most recently was the head coach of the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League.

Rory Dames
Rory Dames on April 3, 2016
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1973 (age 47–48)
Place of birth Chicago, United States
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Saint Louis Billikens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rockford Raptors
Teams managed
2011–2021 Chicago Red Stars
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Dames was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He played soccer at St. Viator High School in the suburb of Arlington Heights, where he graduated in 1991. He attended Saint Louis University and played for the men's soccer team.[1]

Playing career

Dames played professionally for the Rockford Raptors.[1]

Managerial career

Dames began coaching the Chicago Red Stars in 2011, reaching the WPSL finals and losing in overtime. He has been the Director of Coaching for Chicago Eclipse Select since 1996.[2]

For four consecutive years, 2015 to 2018, Dames coached the Red Stars to National Women's Soccer League postseason playoffs, losing in the semi-finals on each occasion.[3][4][5][6] In 2019, Dames and the Red Stars defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 to advance to the NWSL Championship for the first time in team history, where they eventually fell to North Carolina Courage 4-0. In 2021, the Red Stars again advanced to the NWSL Championship held in Louisville but lost to the Washington Spirit 2-1.

On November 22, 2021, the Red Stars announced that Rory Dames had resigned.[7] Later that day, The Washington Post reported that prior to resigning, The Post had approached the Red Stars front office with allegations from players, both previous and current, of abuse by Dames. The Post also provided documentation of reports made to United States Soccer Federation by players such as Christen Press as far back as 2014, detailing abuse, harassment, and inappropriate use of his power as head coach to manipulate players.[8] “Three former Red Stars players, including one who played on the team at the time of the investigation, told The Post that they had wanted to speak to U.S. Soccer investigators but had never heard from them,” reported Hensley-Clancy. “Two had left the team because of Dames’s abuse, they said.”[8]

Managerial statistics

All competitive games in various leagues and playoffs are included.

As of September 18, 2018
Team League Year Record Result
GWDLWin %LeaguePlayoff
Chicago Red StarsWPSL201113110285% 1stRunners-up
Chicago Red StarsWPSLE201222152573% 4thRunners-up
Chicago Red StarsNWSL20132286850% 6thX
Chicago Red StarsNWSL20142498754% 5thX
Chicago Red StarsNWSL20152189459% 2ndsemi-final
Chicago Red StarsNWSL20162196657% 3rdsemi-final
Chicago Red StarsNWSL201725116856% 4thsemi-final
Chicago Red StarsNWSL201825910656% 4thsemi-final
Chicago Red StarsNWSL201926152958% 2ndRunner-up
Career total, average199954955 4thsemi-final

Honors
Chicago Red Stars

Runner-up

References
  1. "Technical Staff". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. "Red Stars Announce 2013 Coaching Staff". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. Hersh, Philip (September 13, 2015). "Red Stars routed in NWSL soccer semifinals". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. "Chicago Ends 2016 NWSL Season After Falling 2-1 to Washington". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. "North Carolina Courage vs Chicago Red Stars Pride". nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. "Chicago Falls to North Carolina 2-0 in NWSL Semifinals". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  7. Salazar, Emmanuel. "Chicago Red Stars Head Coach Rory Dames Steps Down". ChicagoRedStars.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  8. Hensley-Clancy, Molly (November 22, 2021). "'Nobody cares': NWSL players say U.S. Soccer failed to act on abuse claims against Red Stars coach". The Washington Post.


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