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{{Short description|American softball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mike Candrea
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|08|29}}
| birth_place = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = [[Central Arizona College]]<br />[[Arizona State University]]
| player_sport1 = Baseball
| player_years2 = 1973–1974
| player_team2 = Central Arizona
| player_positions = Second baseman
| coach_sport1 = Baseball
| coach_years2 = 1976–1980
| coach_team2 = Central Arizona (asst.)
| coach_sport3 = Softball
| coach_years4 = 1981–1985
| coach_team4 = Central Arizona 
| coach_years5 = 1986–2021
| coach_team5 = [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Arizona]]
| overall_record = 1,674–433–2 ({{winpct|1674|433|2}})
| admin_years1 = 2024
| admin_team1 = [[Arizona Wildcats|Arizona]] (interim AD)
| bowl_record = 
| tournament_record = 
| championships = 
*8× [[Women's College World Series]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)
*11× [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12/10]] Regular Season (1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2017)
| awards = 
*4× Speedline/NFCA Division I (1994, 1996, 1997, 2007)
*3× National Coach of the Year (1994, 1996, 1997)
*12× [[Pac-12 Conference Softball Coach of the Year|Pac-12 Coach of the Year]] (1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000–2003, 2007, 2017)
*NFCA West Region (2017)
*3x Pacific Region Coach of the Year (1994, 1995, 1997)
*Northwest Region Coach of the Year (1988)
*CAC Hall of Fame (2009)
*USA National Softball Hall of Fame (2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Candrea |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/About/National-Softball-Hall-of-Fame/Members |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121104848/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/About/National-Softball-Hall-of-Fame/Members |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2014 |website=USA Softball |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame]] (1996)<ref>{{cite web |title=NFCA Hall of Fame |url=https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7547&Itemid=267 |website=NFCA |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>
*Arizona Softball Foundation Hall of Fame (2009) <ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona Softball Foundation Hall of Fame (Mike Candrea) |url=http://www.arizonasoftballfoundation.org/hof/contributors/others/candrea-mike.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223165230/http://arizonasoftballfoundation.org/hof/contributors/others/candrea-mike.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |website=Arizona Softball Foundation |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>
*Pima County Sports Hall of Fame (1998) <ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Candrea |url=http://pcshf.org/mike-candrea/ |website=Pima County Sports Hall of Fame |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>
| coaching_records = 
2nd on [[List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins]]
| medaltemplates     = {{MedalSport|Head Coach for Women's [[Softball at the Summer Olympics|Softball]]}}
  {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}} }}
  {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
  {{MedalGold|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
  {{MedalSilver|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalSport |Head Coach for [[ISF Women's World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 ISF World Championship|2002]] Saskatoon | }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 ISF World Championship|2006]] Beijing | }}
{{MedalSport |Head Coach for [[World Cup of Softball]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 World Cup of Softball|2005]] Oklahoma City | }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 World Cup of Softball|2006]] Oklahoma City | }}
{{MedalGold | [[2007 World Cup of Softball|2007]] Oklahoma City | }} 
{{MedalSport | Head Coach for [[Softball at the Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003]] Santo Domingo | }}
{{MedalGold | [[2007 Pan American Games|2007]] Rio de Janeiro | }}
| show-medals        =
}}

'''John Michael Candrea''' (born August 29, 1955){{r|AZ bio (2004)}} is the former head [[softball]] coach and served as interim [[athletic director]] between February 2 and March 3, 2024 at the [[University of Arizona]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Heeke out as University of Arizona director of athletics |date=22 January 2024 |url=https://www.kold.com/2024/01/22/dave-heeke-out-university-arizona-director-athletics/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Arizona Appoints Desireé Reed-Francois as Director of Athletics |date=19 February 2024 |url=https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2024/2/19/general-university-of-arizona-appoints-desire-reed-francois-as-director-of-athletics.aspx}}</ref>  He was the head coach of the [[United States women's national softball team]] in 2004, when Team USA won a gold medal, and in 2008, bringing home silver. At the time of his retirement in 2021, Candrea was the all-time winningest coach in college softball history, and ranked fourth of any coach in any NCAA sport with 1,674 wins.

==Education and career beginnings==
Born in [[New Orleans]], Candrea moved with his family to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] at age seven.{{r|wisdom}} He graduated from [[Sunnyslope High School]] and later earned an associate degree at [[Central Arizona College]] in 1975, a bachelor's degree at [[Arizona State University]] in 1978, and a master's degree from Arizona State in 1980.{{r|AZ bio}}{{r|at the bottom}}

Candrea was an assistant baseball coach at Central Arizona from 1976 to 1980 and a softball coach from 1981 through 1985.{{r|AZ bio}}

==University of Arizona==
Under Candrea, the Arizona softball team has become one of the top programs in the United States and a perennial powerhouse in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]].  Candrea has coached at Arizona since 1986, where he has garnered 1610 NCAA wins,{{r|AZ bio}} along with eleven [[Pac-10 Conference]] titles. Candrea also has ten Pac-10 coach of the year awards.  The Arizona softball team has won eight [[Women's College World Series]] titles, in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, and 2007, all under Candrea.{{r|AZ bio}} The team appeared in the NCAA Women's College World Series 16 consecutive years, from 1988 to 2003, and again from 2005 to 2010—22 appearances, all coming in the last 23 seasons.  In addition, UA has appeared in 12 WCWS title games, including eight consecutive appearances, from 1991 and 1998. UA has most recently appeared in the 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2010 WCWS games.  Under Candrea at UA, the number of WCWS appearances is second only to [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]].

On March 26 he became the second coach in NCAA division 1 with 1,500 wins the fastest to ever do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2017-03-27/college-softball-arizonas-mike-candrea-becomes-fastest-coach-hit|title=Arizona's Mike Candrea becomes fastest coach to hit 1,500 wins}}</ref>  On March 5, 2019, Candrea won his 1,580th game tying him with [[Carol Hutchins]] of Michigan for most in NCAA Softball history.  Later during the 2019 season, on April 19, Candrea defeated Stanford 9−1 to become only the second coach in NCAA softball history to reach the 1,600 win plateau, and the fastest coach to reach the milestone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2019/4/19/softball-recap-041919.aspx|title=Candrea Wins 1,600th Game in Run-Rule Wins|date=19 April 2019 }}</ref>

On June 7, 2021, the University of Arizona announced that Candrea would be retiring after 36 seasons as head coach. The next day Candrea officially announced his retirement at a farewell news conference in McKale Center. He finished his career as the winningest coach in collegiate softball history with 1,674 wins and fourth most of any coach in any NCAA sport. During his career he led the Wildcats to eight national championships, 24 appearances in the [[Women's College World Series]], 34 postseason berths, and 10 conference championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2021/6/5/softball-coach-mike-candrea-an-appreciation-to-the-standard.aspx|title=Coach Mike Candrea: An Appreciation to the Standard|website=arizonawildcats.com |date=June 5, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azfamily.com/sports/arizona-softball-coach-mike-candrea-announces-retirement-after-36-years/article_9a0c7a38-c7bf-11eb-be7d-73a8faf69c74.html |title= Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea announces retirement after 36 years |website=azfamily.com |date=June 5, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
The following lists Candrea's record as a head coach at the NCAA level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2017/8/4//Candrea.pdf?id=10204|title=2018 Media Guide}}</ref>

{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference=|postseason=|poll=}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Arizona Wildcats]]
 | conference = [[Western Collegiate Athletic Association|Pacific West Conference]]
 | startyear  = 1986
 | endyear    = single
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1986 NCAA Division I softball season|1986]]
 | name         = Arizona 
 | overall      = 27–13–1
 | conference   = 5–6–1
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = Arizona Wildcats
 | conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-10 Conference]]
 | startyear  = 1987
 | endyear    = 2003
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1987 NCAA Division I softball season|1987]]
 | name         = Arizona 
 | overall      = 42–18
 | conference   = 6–4
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | postseason   = [[1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1988 NCAA Division I softball season|1988]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 54–18
 | conference   = 15–5
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1988 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1989 NCAA Division I softball season|1989]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 48–19
 | conference   = 11–9
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[1989 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1990 NCAA Division I softball season|1990]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 49–17
 | conference   = 12–6
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1990 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1991 NCAA Division I softball season|1991]]
 | name         = [[1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team|Arizona]]
 | overall      = 56–16
 | conference   = 11–9
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[1991 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1992 NCAA Division I softball season|1992]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 58–7
 | conference   = 16–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1992 Women's College World Series|WCWS Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1993 NCAA Division I softball season|1993]]
 | name         = [[1993 Arizona Wildcats softball team|Arizona]]
 | overall      = 44–8
 | conference   = 15–2
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1993 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1994 NCAA Division I softball season|1994]]
 | name         = [[1994 Arizona Wildcats softball team|Arizona]]
 | overall      = 64–3
 | conference   = 21–3
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1994 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1995 NCAA Division I softball season|1995]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 66–6
 | conference   = 24–4
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1995 Women's College World Series|WCWS Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1996 NCAA Division I softball season|1996]]
 | name         = [[1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team|Arizona]]
 | overall      = 58–9
 | conference   = 23–5
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1996 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[1997 NCAA Division I softball season|1997]]
 | name         = [[1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team|Arizona]]
 | overall      = 61–5
 | conference   = 26–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1997 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[1998 NCAA Division I softball season|1998]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 67–4
 | conference   = 27–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1998 Women's College World Series|WCWS Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[1999 NCAA Division I softball season|1999]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 53–16
 | conference   = 19–9
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[1999 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2000 NCAA Division I softball season|2000]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 59–9
 | conference   = 16–4
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[2000 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[2001 NCAA Division I softball season|2001]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 65–4
 | conference   = 19–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2001 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2002 NCAA Division I softball season|2002]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 55–12
 | conference   = 15–6
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[2002 Women's College World Series|WCWS Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[2003 NCAA Division I softball season|2003]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 56–7
 | conference   = 19–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2003 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = Arizona Wildcats
 | conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-10 Conference]]
 | startyear  = 2005
 | endyear    = 2007
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[2005 NCAA Division I softball season|2005]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 45–12
 | conference   = 13–8
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2005 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[2006 NCAA Division I softball season|2006]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 54–11
 | conference   = 15–6
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[2006 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = national
 | season       = [[2007 NCAA Division I softball season|2007]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 50–14–1
 | conference   = 15–5–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2007 Women's College World Series|WCWS Champions]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = Arizona Wildcats
 | conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference]]
 | startyear  = 2009
 | endyear    = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2009 NCAA Division I softball season|2009]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 46–17
 | conference   = 13–7
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2009 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2010 NCAA Division I softball season|2010]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 52–14
 | conference   = 13–8
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2010 Women's College World Series|WCWS Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2011 NCAA Division I softball season|2011]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 43–18
 | conference   = 11–10
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | postseason   = [[2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2012 NCAA Division I softball season|2012]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 38–19
 | conference   = 12–12
 | confstanding = T–4th
 | postseason   = [[2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2013 NCAA Division I softball season|2013]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 33–26
 | conference   = 9–15
 | confstanding = 7th
 | postseason   = [[2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2014 NCAA Division I softball season|2014]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 44–16
 | conference   = 14–10
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = [[2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2015 NCAA Division I softball season|2015]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 41–20
 | conference   = 13–11
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2016 NCAA Division I softball season|2016]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 40–21
 | conference   = 13–11
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = [[2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = [[2017 NCAA Division I softball season|2017]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 52–8
 | conference   = 18–7
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2018 NCAA Division I softball season|2018]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 43–14
 | conference   = 13–11
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = [[2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2019 NCAA Division I softball season|2019]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 48–14
 | conference   = 19–5
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2019 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2020 NCAA Division I softball season|2020]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 22–3
 | conference   = 0–0
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2021 NCAA Division I softball season|2021]]
 | name         = Arizona
 | overall      = 41–13
 | conference   = 12–10
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = [[2021 Women's College World Series|Women's College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Arizona
 | overall    = 1,674–433–2 ({{winpct|1674|433|2}})
 | confrecord = 485–212–2 ({{Winning percentage|485|212|2}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
 | overall= 1,674–433–2 ({{winpct|1674|433|2}})
}}

==Team USA==
{{further|Softball at the Summer Olympics}}
[[United States women's national softball team|Team USA]] won its third consecutive gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. In addition, Candrea led the national team to two consecutive World Cup championships, most recently in 2007.

==Personal life==
Candrea was married to Sue Ellen Hudson for 28 years until her tragic death in July 2004, 10 days before the Olympic Games.{{r|AZ bio}} Candrea has two children from this marriage, Mikel and Michelle.{{r|AZ bio}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Candrea - Softball Coach|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/mike-candrea/4889|access-date=2020-09-08|website=University of Arizona Athletics|language=en}}</ref>

In 2005, Candrea welcomed his first grandchild from his daughter Michelle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Candrea - Softball Coach|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/mike-candrea/4889|access-date=2020-09-08|website=University of Arizona Athletics|language=en}}</ref>

In 2006, Candrea married the former Tina Tilton. He gained two stepsons from his marriage with Tilton.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Candrea - Softball Coach|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/mike-candrea/4889|access-date=2020-09-08|website=University of Arizona Athletics|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of college softball career coaching wins leaders]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="AZ bio">
  {{cite web
  | title = Mike Candrea
  | website = ArizonaWildcats.com
  | url = http://arizonawildcats.com/coaches.aspx?rc=3744&path=softball
  | accessdate = June 18, 2018
  }}
</ref>
<ref name="AZ bio (2004)">{{cite web
  | title = Bio: Mike Candrea
  | date = 2004
  | website = ArizonaWildcats.com
  | url = http://arizonawildcats.com/news/2013/4/18/208229368.aspx
  | access-date = March 28, 2016
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040406174435/http://arizonaathletics.ocsn.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/candrea_mike00.html
  | archive-date = April 6, 2004
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>

<ref name="at the bottom">{{cite web|url=https://tucson.com/sports/softball/college/wildcats/titles-later-candrea-remembers-starting-at-bottom/article_6b0078da-c456-58ec-8485-11a3e5d33109.html|title=8 titles later, Candrea remembers starting at bottom|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=August 13, 2011|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name=wisdom>{{cite web|url=https://newsok.com/article/2773122/collected-wisdom-mike-candrea-softball-coach-for-team-usa|title=Collected wisdom: Mike Candrea, softball coach for Team USA|last=Harper|first=Justin|work=The Oklahoman|date=July 16, 2006|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/mike-candrea/582 Arizona profile]

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