List of Major League Soccer head coaches
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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
Coach | Nationality | Age | Club | Date appointed | Time as coach | Played in MLS |
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Gonzalo Pineda | Mexico | 41 | Atlanta United FC | August 12, 2021 | 2 years, 250 days | 2014–2015 |
Josh Wolff | United States | 47 | Austin FC | July 23, 2019 | 4 years, 361 days | 1998–2006 2008–2012 |
Dean Smith | England | 53 | Charlotte FC | December 12, 2023 | 128 days | N/A |
Frank Klopas | United States | 57 | Chicago Fire FC | May 8, 2023 | 346 days | 1996–1999 |
Pat Noonan | United States | 43 | FC Cincinnati | December 14, 2021 | 2 years, 187 days | 2003–2007 2008–2012 |
Chris Armas | United States | 51 | Colorado Rapids | November 17, 2023 | 153 days | 1996–2007 |
Wilfried Nancy | France | 47 | Columbus Crew | December 6, 2022 | 1 year, 134 days | N/A |
Nico Estévez | Spain | 44 | FC Dallas | December 2, 2021 | 2 years, 138 days | N/A |
Troy Lesesne | United States | 40 | D.C. United | January 10, 2024 | 99 days | N/A |
Ben Olsen | United States | 46 | Houston Dynamo FC | November 8, 2022 | 1 year, 162 days | 1998–2009 |
Gerardo Martino | Argentina | 61 | Inter Miami CF | June 28, 2023 | 295 days | N/A |
Greg Vanney | United States | 49 | LA Galaxy | January 5, 2021 | 3 years, 104 days | 1996–2001 2005–2008 |
Steve Cherundolo | United States | 45 | Los Angeles FC | January 3, 2022 | 2 years, 106 days | N/A |
Cameron Knowles (interim) | New Zealand | 41 | Minnesota United FC | January 5, 2024 | 104 days | 2005–2010 |
Laurent Courtois | France | 45 | CF Montréal | January 8, 2024 | 101 days | 2011–2013 |
Gary Smith | England | 55 | Nashville SC | November 3, 2019 | 4 years, 167 days | N/A |
Caleb Porter | United States | 49 | New England Revolution | December 19, 2023 | 121 days | 1998–2000 |
Nick Cushing | England | 39 | New York City FC | June 13, 2022 | 1 year, 310 days | N/A |
Sandro Schwarz | Germany | 45 | New York Red Bulls | December 14, 2023 | 126 days | N/A |
Óscar Pareja | Colombia | 55 | Orlando City SC | December 4, 2019 | 4 years, 136 days | 1998–2005 |
Jim Curtin | United States | 44 | Philadelphia Union | June 10, 2014 | 9 years, 313 days | 2001–2009 |
Phil Neville | England | 47 | Portland Timbers | November 6, 2023 | 164 days | N/A |
Pablo Mastroeni | United States | 47 | Real Salt Lake | August 27, 2021 | 2 years, 235 days | 1998–2013 |
Luchi Gonzalez | United States | 44 | San Jose Earthquakes | August 17, 2022 | 1 year, 245 days | N/A |
Brian Schmetzer | United States | 61 | Seattle Sounders FC | July 26, 2016 | 7 years, 267 days | N/A |
Peter Vermes | United States | 57 | Sporting Kansas City | August 4, 2009 | 14 years, 258 days | 1996–2002 |
Bradley Carnell | South Africa | 47 | St. Louis City SC | January 5, 2022 | 2 years, 104 days | N/A |
John Herdman | England | 48 | Toronto FC | October 1, 2023 | 200 days | N/A |
Vanni Sartini | Italy | 47 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | August 27, 2021 | 2 years, 235 days | N/A |
Most coaching wins
Regular season wins
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Postseason wins
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Achievements
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) |
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
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 January 10, 2024.
See also
References
- ^ 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.