Kate Markgraf, who as a player helped the United States win two Olympic women’s soccer gold medals and the 1999 Women’s World Cup, was named the first general manager of the United States women’s national team on Monday.
Markgraf’s responsibilities will include overseeing the search for a new coach to replace Jill Ellis, who is leaving the team in October. Ellis announced last month that she was stepping down as coach only weeks after leading the United States to its second straight Women’s World Cup title.
The federation also announced that the general manager for the men’s national team, Earnie Stewart, had been promoted to the new position of sporting director, overseeing U.