| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Twila Argo Kilgore | ||
| Birth name | Twila Argo Kaufman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-01-18) January 18, 1980 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Downey, California, U.S.[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1998 | Harvard-Westlake Wolverines | ||
| Las Virgenes Blazers | |||
| So Cal Blues | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Arizona Wildcats | 74 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Arizona Heatwave | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (vol. asst.) | ||
| 2004–2013 | Pepperdine Waves (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Los Angeles Legends | ||
| 2014–2019 | UC Davis Aggies | ||
| 2019–2022 | Houston Dash (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | United States U19 | ||
| 2022– | United States (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | United States U23 | ||
| 2023–2024 | United States (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Twila Argo Kilgore (née Kaufman; born January 18, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former player who is the current assistant coach for the United States women's national team.[3] She was appointed after the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski under whom she served as the assistant coach for the women's national team.[4][3]
Kilgore was born in Downey, California to Patricia Kaufman.[2] In her youth, she played for the club side Las Virgenes Blazers,[5] before later joining the Southern California Blues, with whom she won two state titles. In high school, she played soccer at Harvard-Westlake School, where she earned first team All-CIF honors during her senior year. In college, Kilgore played four years with the Arizona Wildcats from 1998 to 2001. She made 74 appearances during her career, scoring seven goals and recording three assists.[1][6] After college, Kilgore joined the Arizona Heatwave and played in the USL W-League before becoming a coach.[7]
In 2004, Kilgore joined the Pepperdine University coaching staff as an assistant coach and associate coach. During her time at Pepperdine, Kilgore earned her USSF National "A" license. After spending 10 years with Pepperdine University, Kilgore took over as the head coach for the University of California, Davis women's team.[7]
In 2019, Kilgore joined the Houston Dash as an assistant coach.[8] During her time with the Houston Dash, Kilgore also served as a member of U.S. Soccer coaching staff, taking the United States U-19 Women's National Team (USWNT U-19) to the La Manga Tournament in 2020.[9]
While serving as a member of the Houston Dash technical staff, Kilgore became the first American-born woman to earn the U.S. Soccer's top-level Pro License.[4] After earning this license, Kilgore was named to lead the January 2022 USWNT U-23 camp.[10] Kilgore was named as an assistant coach for the senior USWNT in February 2022.[11]
On August 17, 2023, Kilgore was named the interim head coach for the senior USWNT following the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski, under whom Kilgore served as the assistant coach. Kilgore is leading the team until permanent head coach Emma Hayes arrives in May 2024, after which she will serve as assistant coach again.[12]
Kilgore graduated from the University of Arizona in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education.[7] She later earned a master's degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine in 2009.[2]
She married Jeremiah Kilgore in September 2021.[2]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Los Angeles Legends | 2009 | 2009 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 016.67 |
| UC Davis Aggies | 2014 | 2019 | 200 | 108 | 29 | 63 | 054.00 |
| United States U-19 | March 2020 | March 2020 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 |
| United States | August 17, 2023 | May 18, 2024 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 076.92 |
| Career totals | 228 | 122 | 34 | 72 | 053.51 | ||
As assistant coach of women's senior national team
As Interim coach of women's senior national team
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