Sharolta Nonen - Soccer Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Sharolta Nonen

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
nonens15@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-1429

Sharolta Nonen, a three-time All-America selection at the University of Nebraska and former player on the Canadian National Team, was named assistant women's soccer coach at East Carolina University on February 3, 2015.

Nonen arrives at ECU after spending two years at NAIA program Georgia Gwinnett College, where she was hired as an assistant coach in July 2013 before taking over as interim head coach prior to the 2014 season.

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, she was the University of Nebraska's first-ever African-American player in the history of the program and a three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American (1996-99) as a defender. Her list of accolades as a Cornhusker includes a First-Team All-America honor as a senior, three first-team all-region selections, a Big 12 Conference Player-of-the-Year award and a trio of First-Team All-Big 12 Conference nods as she helped her alma mater to 80 wins during her four-year career.

While still playing at Nebraska, Nonen earned a place on the Canadian National Team for the 1999 World Cup. She went on to start all three matches for her native country and earned all-tournament team honors.

Following her college career, she was drafted by the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association prior to its inaugural season in 2001. She earned two all-star distinctions, was the defender-of-the-year in 2003 and led the club to a pair of first-place finishes in the league.

While continuing to play for the Canadian National Team, she made 63-career international appearances, earned a spot on the 2003 World Cup roster and helped her homeland to its best result in history with a semifinal appearance and fourth-place finish, highlighted by a win over world power China, as she was named to the all-tournament team once again.

After three years with the Beat, Nonen continued to play professionally for Fortuna Hjorring in Denmark from 2005-07, but returned to Atlanta where she became the first player/coach for the Atlanta Silverbacks semi-professional women's team. After 10 years on the pro and international circuits, she retired from playing and began pursuing a coaching career.

A 2000 Nebraska graduate with a degree in sociology, Nonen has assisted mentoring young players within the Olympic Development Program and Region Premier League squads. She holds a United States Soccer Federation Class C coaching license and speaks fluent French.