Tasha-Nicole Terani | |
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Occupation(s) | CEO, Athlete, Model |
Organization(s) | TNT Soccer System, Every Childs Dream Foundation |
Known for | UN Special Envoy for Peace through Soccer, ball control world record holder |
Tasha-Nicole Terani, also known as TNT, is an American soccer training and ball control expert, eight times world record holder for soccer ball control, United Nations Special Envoy for Peace through Soccer, and founder of the Every Child’s Dream Foundation 501c3.[1][2][3]
Terani was born in Tehran, Iran.[4] She later moved to the United States and grew up in Westlake Village, California.[5][6][7]
When she was 14, she started modeling and moved to New York. She modeled for various brands in New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Terani has been featured in Sports Illustrated and the Time magazine. In 2003, she moved back to Los Angeles to start a soccer business.[8][6][9]
In 2012, she created and produced a soccer technique program called the TNT Soccer System.[10][1][2] In the same year, Terani released a video training program called Soccer Ball Control with Tasha-Nicole.[2]
Terani has made several world records for ball control, including:
In September 2009, Terani founded Every Child’s Dream Foundation 501c3, an NGO for orphaned and abandoned children.[20][1][21] It provides emotional and financial support to orphanages around the world. As of 2020, the NGO has delivered care packages to more than 96 countries.[6][22][23]
Terani has been serving as United Nations Special Envoy for International Youth Soccer since March 2004. Her responsibility is to promote peace through soccer around the world.[10][1]