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Natalia Astrain (born 5 January 1976 ) is a Spanish soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the United States women's national under-17 soccer team (USWNT U-17).

Early life and career
Astrain was born on 5 January 1976 in Pamplona, Spain, and has stated that she first became interested in soccer when she was 11 years old. In the 1990s, she played for SD Lagunak, where she spent eight years. In, she earned her UEFA Pro License, which is the highest coaching certification available in Europe, making her the first Spanish woman to receive it.

In 2016, as an assistant coach at Atlético Madrid, Astrain won the "Liga Iberdrola"

In 2017, she left her position as assistant coach at Atlético Madrid to move to the United States, where she became technical director<?> of Rise SC, a youth soccer club located in Houston, Texas.

the Dash (2019), FC Bay Area in San Francisco (August 2020), and the Kansas City Star of the National Women's Soccer League. She also worked as an assistant coach for the USWNT U-17 and Under-15 teams. In November 2021, she was named head coach of the United States women's national under-17 soccer team.

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/femenino/20211118/1001714642/espanola-natalia-astrain-nueva-entrenadora-seleccion-sub17-ee-uu.html

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Astrain has worked as a commentator for the Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo.