Carla Overbeck

Carla Overbeck
Overbeck in 2014
Personal information
Full name Carla Werden Overbeck
Birth name Carla Werden
Date of birth (1968-05-09) May 9, 1968
Place of birth Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Raleigh Wings 5 (1)
2001–2003 Carolina Courage 45 (2)
International career
1988–2000 United States 170 (7)
Managerial career
1992– Duke Blue Devils (assistant)
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam competition
2000 SydneyTeam competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
1991 ChinaTeam competition
1999 USATeam competition
1995 SwedenTeam competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carla Werden Overbeck (née Werden; born May 9, 1968) is an American former soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team. Captain of the United States national team from 1993 to 2000, she helped lead the team to two FIFA Women's World Cups and an Olympic gold medal. She played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She has been an assistant coach for Duke since 1992, overseeing its defensive unit principally. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.