List of Major League Soccer head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Major League Soccer head coaches — including lists of current head coaches and head coaches with most wins. Major League Soccer is a Division 1 professional soccer league, with 29 teams — 26 in the United States and 3 in Canada.
Current MLS head coaches
[edit]Coach | Nationality | Age | Club | Date appointed | Time as coach | Played in MLS |
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Rob Valentino (interim) | United States | 38 | Atlanta United FC | June 3, 2024 | 70 days | 2008–2010 |
Josh Wolff | United States | 47 | Austin FC | July 23, 2019 | 5 years, 111 days | 1998–2006 2008–2012 |
Dean Smith | England | 53 | Charlotte FC | December 12, 2023 | 244 days | N/A |
Frank Klopas | United States | 57 | Chicago Fire FC | May 8, 2023 | 1 year, 96 days | 1996–1999 |
Pat Noonan | United States | 44 | FC Cincinnati | December 14, 2021 | 2 years, 303 days | 2003–2007 2008–2012 |
Chris Armas | United States | 51 | Colorado Rapids | November 17, 2023 | 269 days | 1996–2007 |
Wilfried Nancy | France | 47 | Columbus Crew | December 6, 2022 | 1 year, 250 days | N/A |
Peter Luccin (interim) | France | 45 | FC Dallas | June 9, 2024 | 64 days | 2013–2014 |
Troy Lesesne | United States | 40 | D.C. United | January 10, 2024 | 215 days | N/A |
Ben Olsen | United States | 47 | Houston Dynamo FC | November 8, 2022 | 1 year, 278 days | 1998–2009 |
Gerardo Martino | Argentina | 61 | Inter Miami CF | June 28, 2023 | 1 year, 45 days | N/A |
Greg Vanney | United States | 50 | LA Galaxy | January 5, 2021 | 3 years, 220 days | 1996–2001 2005–2008 |
Steve Cherundolo | United States | 45 | Los Angeles FC | January 3, 2022 | 2 years, 222 days | N/A |
Eric Ramsay | Wales | 32 | Minnesota United FC | March 13, 2024 | 152 days | N/A |
Laurent Courtois | France | 45 | CF Montréal | January 8, 2024 | 217 days | 2011–2013 |
B. J. Callaghan | United States | 43 | Nashville SC | July 22, 2024 | 21 days | N/A |
Caleb Porter | United States | 49 | New England Revolution | December 19, 2023 | 237 days | 1998–2000 |
Nick Cushing | England | 39 | New York City FC | June 13, 2022 | 2 years, 60 days | N/A |
Sandro Schwarz | Germany | 45 | New York Red Bulls | December 14, 2023 | 242 days | N/A |
Óscar Pareja | Colombia | 56 | Orlando City SC | December 4, 2019 | 4 years, 252 days | 1998–2005 |
Jim Curtin | United States | 45 | Philadelphia Union | June 10, 2014 | 10 years, 63 days | 2001–2009 |
Phil Neville | England | 47 | Portland Timbers | November 6, 2023 | 280 days | N/A |
Pablo Mastroeni | United States | 47 | Real Salt Lake | August 27, 2021 | 2 years, 351 days | 1998–2013 |
Ian Russell (interim) | United States | 48 | San Jose Earthquakes | June 24, 2024 | 49 days | 2000–2005 2007 |
Brian Schmetzer | United States | 61 | Seattle Sounders FC | July 26, 2016 | 8 years, 17 days | N/A |
Peter Vermes | United States | 57 | Sporting Kansas City | August 4, 2009 | 15 years, 8 days | 1996–2002 |
John Hackworth (interim) | United States | 54 | St. Louis City SC | July 1, 2024 | 42 days | N/A |
John Herdman | England | 49 | Toronto FC | October 1, 2023 | 316 days | N/A |
Vanni Sartini | Italy | 47 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | August 27, 2021 | 2 years, 351 days | N/A |
Most coaching wins
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Regular season wins[edit]
Notes
Postseason wins[edit]
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Achievements
[edit]The following table shows the MLS head coaches that have won the Coach of the Year, MLS Cup, or Supporters' Shield at least twice.
Coach | Coach of the Year | MLS Cup | Supporters' Shield |
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Bruce Arena | 4 (1997, 2009, 2011, 2021) | 5 (1996, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2014) | 4 (1997, 2010, 2011, 2021) |
Bob Bradley | 3 (1998, 2006, 2019) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2019) |
Sigi Schmid | 2 (1999, 2008) | 2 (2002, 2008) | 3 (2002, 2008, 2014) |
Frank Yallop | 2 (2001, 2012) | 2 (2001, 2003) | 1 (2012) |
Jim Curtin | 2 (2020, 2022) | — | 1 (2020) |
Dominic Kinnear | 1 (2005) | 2 (2006, 2007) | 1 (2005) |
Caleb Porter | 1 (2013) | 2 (2015, 2020) | — |
Thomas Rongen | 1 (1996) | 1 (1999) | 2 (1996, 1999) |
Brian Schmetzer | — | 2 (2016, 2019) | — |
List of all-time coaches
[edit]The list of coaches includes everyone who has coached a club while they were in the MLS, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Interim coaches are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.
Coaches highlighted in yellow and in italics are currently head coach of the listed MLS club.
- As of July 22, 2024.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Bruce Arena sets MLS coaching wins record". Major League Soccer. March 5, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Winningest coaches in MLS Cup Playoffs history". Major League Soccer. May 28, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Pedersen, Matt (November 13, 2013). "Houston Dynamo player milestones and notes from 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.