List of Major League Soccer coaches
The following is a list of Major League Soccer coaches — including lists of current coaches and coaches with most wins. Major League Soccer is a Division 1 professional soccer league, with 27 teams — 24 in the United States and 3 in Canada.
Current MLS coaches[]
| Name | Nationality | Age | Club | Date appointed | Played in MLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Pineda |  Mexico |
39 | Atlanta United FC | August 12, 2021 | 2014–2015 |
| Josh Wolff |  United States |
44 | Austin FC | July 23, 2019 | 1998–2006 2008–2012 |
| Miguel Ángel Ramírez |  Spain |
37 | Charlotte FC | July 7, 2021 | N/A |
| Ezra Hendrickson |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
49 | Chicago Fire FC | November 24, 2021 | 1997-2008 |
| Pat Noonan | United States |
41 | FC Cincinnati | December 14, 2021 | 2003-2007 2008-2012 |
| Robin Fraser | United States |
55 | Colorado Rapids | August 25, 2019 | 1996–2005 |
| Caleb Porter | United States |
46 | Columbus Crew | January 4, 2019 | 1999–2000 |
| Nico Estévez | Spain |
41 | FC Dallas | December 2, 2021 | N/A |
| Hernán Losada |  Argentina |
39 | D.C. United | January 18, 2021 | N/A |
| vacant | Houston Dynamo FC | ||||
| Phil Neville |  England |
44 | Inter Miami CF | January 18, 2021 | N/A |
| vacant | Los Angeles FC | ||||
| Greg Vanney | United States |
47 | LA Galaxy | January 5, 2021 | 1996–2001 2005–2008 |
| Adrian Heath | England |
60 | Minnesota United FC | November 29, 2016 | N/A |
| Wilfried Nancy |  France |
44 | CF Montréal | March 8, 2021 | N/A |
| Gary Smith | England |
53 | Nashville SC | November 3, 2019 | N/A |
| Bruce Arena | United States |
70 | New England Revolution | May 14, 2019 | N/A |
| Ronny Deila |  Norway |
46 | New York City FC | January 6, 2020 | N/A |
| Gerhard Struber |  Austria |
44 | New York Red Bulls | October 6, 2020 | N/A |
| Óscar Pareja |  Colombia |
53 | Orlando City SC | December 4, 2019 | 1998–2005 |
| Jim Curtin | United States |
42 | Philadelphia Union | June 10, 2014 | 2001–2009 |
| Giovanni Savarese |  Venezuela |
50 | Portland Timbers | December 18, 2017 | 1996–1998 2000 |
| Pablo Mastroeni | United States |
45 | Real Salt Lake | August 27, 2021 | 1998-2013 |
| Matias Almeyda | Argentina |
48 | San Jose Earthquakes | October 8, 2018 | N/A |
| Brian Schmetzer | United States |
59 | Seattle Sounders FC | July 26, 2016 | N/A |
| Peter Vermes | United States |
55 | Sporting Kansas City | August 4, 2009 | 1996–2002 |
| Bob Bradley | United States |
63 | Toronto FC | November 24, 2021 | N/A |
| Vanni Sartini* |  Italy |
45 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | August 27, 2021 | N/A |
*Interim
Most coaching wins[]
Regular season wins[]
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Post season 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 coaching an MLS club.
- As of December 14, 2021.
| Name | Nationality | Club | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Martino | Argentina |
Atlanta United | 2017 | 2018 |
| Frank de Boer |  Netherlands |
Atlanta United | 2019 | 2020 |
| Stephen Glass (interim) |  Scotland |
Atlanta United | 2020 | 2020 |
| Gabriel Heinze | Argentina |
Atlanta United | 2021 | 2021 |
| Rob Valentino (interim) | United States |
Atlanta United | 2021 | 2021 |
| Gonzalo Pineda | Mexico |
Atlanta United | 2021 | present |
| Josh Wolff | United States |
Austin FC | 2021 | present |
| Miguel Ángel Ramírez | Spain |
Charlotte FC | 2022 | present |
| Bob Bradley | United States |
Chicago Fire | 1998 | 2002 |
| Dave Sarachan | United States |
Chicago Fire | 2003 | 2007 |
| Denis Hamlett (interim) |  Costa Rica |
Chicago Fire | 2007 | 2007 |
| Juan Carlos Osorio | Colombia |
Chicago Fire | 2007 | 2007 |
| Denis Hamlett | Costa Rica |
Chicago Fire | 2008 | 2009 |
| Carlos de los Cobos | Mexico |
Chicago Fire | 2010 | 2011 |
| Frank Klopas | United States |
Chicago Fire | 2011 | 2013 |
| Frank Yallop |  Canada |
Chicago Fire | 2014 | 2015 |
| Brian Bliss (interim) | United States |
Chicago Fire | 2015 | 2015 |
| Veljko Paunović |  Serbia |
Chicago Fire | 2016 | 2019 |
| Raphaël Wicky |  Switzerland |
Chicago Fire | 2020 | 2021 |
| Frank Klopas (interim) | United States |
Chicago Fire | 2021 | 2021 |
| Ezra Hendrickson | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Chicago Fire | 2022 | Present |
| Thomas Rongen | Netherlands |
Chivas USA | 2005 | 2005 |
| (interim) | Mexico |
Chivas USA | 2005 | 2005 |
| Hans Westerhof | Netherlands |
Chivas USA | 2005 | 2005 |
| Bob Bradley | United States |
Chivas USA | 2006 | 2006 |
| Preki | United States |
Chivas USA | 2007 | 2009 |
| Martín Vásquez | United States |
Chivas USA | 2010 | 2010 |
| Robin Fraser | United States |
Chivas USA | 2011 | 2012 |
| José Luis Sánchez Solá | Mexico |
Chivas USA | 2013 | 2013 |
| (interim) | Netherlands |
Chivas USA | 2013 | 2013 |
| José Luis Real | Mexico |
Chivas USA | 2013 | 2013 |
| Wilmer Cabrera | Colombia |
Chivas USA | 2014 | 2014 |
| Alan Koch |  South Africa |
FC Cincinnati | 2019 | 2019 |
| Yoann Damet (interim) | France |
FC Cincinnati | 2019 | 2019 |
| Ron Jans | Netherlands |
FC Cincinnati | 2019 | 2020 |
| Yoann Damet (interim) | France |
FC Cincinnati | 2020 | 2020 |
| Jaap Stam | Netherlands |
FC Cincinnati | 2020 | 2021 |
| Tyrone Marshall (interim) |  Jamaica |
FC Cincinnati | 2021 | 2021 |
| Pat Noonan | United States |
FC Cincinnati | 2022 | present |
| Bobby Houghton | England |
Colorado Rapids | 1996 | 1996 |
| Roy Wegerle (interim) | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 1996 | 1996 |
| Glenn Myernick | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 1997 | 2000 |
| Tim Hankinson | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 2001 | 2004 |
| Fernando Clavijo | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 2005 | 2008 |
| Gary Smith | England |
Colorado Rapids | 2008 | 2011 |
| Óscar Pareja | Colombia |
Colorado Rapids | 2012 | 2013 |
| Pablo Mastroeni | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 2014 | 2017 |
| Steve Cooke (interim) | England |
Colorado Rapids | 2017 | 2017 |
| Anthony Hudson | England |
Colorado Rapids | 2017 | 2019 |
| Conor Casey (interim) | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 2019 | 2019 |
| Robin Fraser | United States |
Colorado Rapids | 2019 | present |
| Timo Liekoski |  Finland |
Columbus Crew | 1996 | 1996 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | United States |
Columbus Crew | 1996 | 2001 |
| Greg Andrulis | United States |
Columbus Crew | 2001 | 2005 |
| Robert Warzycha (interim) |  Poland |
Columbus Crew | 2005 | 2005 |
| Sigi Schmid | United States |
Columbus Crew | 2006 | 2008 |
| Robert Warzycha | Poland |
Columbus Crew | 2009 | 2013 |
| Brian Bliss (interim) | United States |
Columbus Crew | 2013 | 2013 |
| Gregg Berhalter | United States |
Columbus Crew | 2014 | 2018 |
| Caleb Porter | United States |
Columbus Crew | 2019 | present |
| Bruce Arena | United States |
D.C. United | 1996 | 1998 |
| Thomas Rongen | Netherlands |
D.C. United | 1999 | 2001 |
| Ray Hudson | England |
D.C. United | 2002 | 2003 |
| Piotr Nowak | Poland |
D.C. United | 2004 | 2006 |
| Tom Soehn | United States |
D.C. United | 2006 | 2009 |
| Curt Onalfo | United States |
D.C. United | 2010 | 2010 |
| Ben Olsen | United States |
D.C. United | 2010 | 2020 |
| Chad Ashton (interim) | United States |
D.C. United | 2020 | 2020 |
| Hernán Losada | Argentina |
D.C. United | 2021 | present |
| Dave Dir | United States |
Dallas Burn | 1996 | 2000 |
| Mike Jeffries | United States |
Dallas Burn | 2001 | 2003 |
| Colin Clarke |  Northern Ireland |
Dallas Burn/FC Dallas | 2003 | 2006 |
| Steve Morrow | Northern Ireland |
FC Dallas | 2007 | 2008 |
| Marco Ferruzzi (interim) | United States |
FC Dallas | 2008 | 2008 |
| Schellas Hyndman | United States |
FC Dallas | 2008 | 2013 |
| Óscar Pareja | Colombia |
FC Dallas | 2014 | 2018 |
| Luchi Gonzalez | United States |
FC Dallas | 2019 | 2021 |
| Marco Ferruzzi (interim) | United States |
FC Dallas | 2021 | 2021 |
| Nico Estévez | Spain |
FC Dallas | 2022 | Present |
| Dominic Kinnear | United States |
Houston Dynamo | 2006 | 2014 |
| Owen Coyle |  Republic of Ireland |
Houston Dynamo | 2015 | 2016 |
| Wade Barrett (interim) | United States |
Houston Dynamo | 2016 | 2016 |
| Wilmer Cabrera | Colombia |
Houston Dynamo | 2017 | 2019 |
| Davy Arnaud (interim) | United States |
Houston Dynamo | 2019 | 2019 |
| Tab Ramos | United States |
Houston Dynamo | 2020 | 2021 |
| Diego Alonso |  Uruguay |
Inter Miami | 2020 | 2020 |
| Phil Neville | England |
Inter Miami | 2021 | present |
| Ron Newman | England |
Kansas City Wiz/Wizards | 1996 | 1999 |
| Ken Fogarty (interim) | England |
Kansas City Wizards | 1999 | 1999 |
| Bob Gansler | United States |
Kansas City Wizards | 1999 | 2006 |
| Brian Bliss (interim) | United States |
Kansas City Wizards | 2006 | 2006 |
| Curt Onalfo | United States |
Kansas City Wizards | 2007 | 2009 |
| Peter Vermes | United States |
Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City | 2009 | present |
| Lothar Osiander |  Germany |
LA Galaxy | 1996 | 1997 |
| Octavio Zambrano |  Ecuador |
LA Galaxy | 1997 | 1999 |
| Sigi Schmid | United States |
LA Galaxy | 1999 | 2004 |
| Steve Sampson | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2004 | 2006 |
| Frank Yallop | Canada |
LA Galaxy | 2006 | 2007 |
| Ruud Gullit | Netherlands |
LA Galaxy | 2008 | 2008 |
| Cobi Jones (interim) | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2008 | 2008 |
| Bruce Arena | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2008 | 2016 |
| Curt Onalfo | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2017 | 2017 |
| Sigi Schmid | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2017 | 2018 |
| Dominic Kinnear (interim) | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2018 | 2018 |
| Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Argentina |
LA Galaxy | 2019 | 2020 |
| Dominic Kinnear (interim) | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2020 | 2020 |
| Greg Vanney | United States |
LA Galaxy | 2021 | present |
| Bob Bradley | United States |
Los Angeles FC | 2017 | 2021 |
| Carlos Córdoba | Argentina |
Miami Fusion | 1998 | 1998 |
| Ivo Wortmann |  Brazil |
Miami Fusion | 1998 | 2000 |
| Ray Hudson | England |
Miami Fusion | 2000 | 2001 |
| Adrian Heath | England |
Minnesota United FC | 2017 | present |
| Jesse Marsch | United States |
Montreal Impact | 2012 | 2012 |
| Marco Schällibaum | Switzerland |
Montreal Impact | 2013 | 2013 |
| Frank Klopas | United States |
Montreal Impact | 2014 | 2015 |
| Mauro Biello | Canada |
Montreal Impact | 2015 | 2017 |
| Rémi Garde | France |
Montreal Impact | 2017 | 2019 |
| Wílmer Cabrera | Colombia |
Montreal Impact | 2019 | 2019 |
| Thierry Henry | France |
Montreal Impact | 2020 | 2020 |
| Wilfried Nancy | France |
CF Montréal | 2021 | present |
| Gary Smith | England |
Nashville SC | 2020 | present |
| Frank Stapleton | Ireland |
New England Revolution | 1996 | 1996 |
| Thomas Rongen | Netherlands |
New England Revolution | 1997 | 1998 |
| Walter Zenga | Italy |
New England Revolution | 1999 | 1999 |
| Steve Nicol (interim) | Scotland |
New England Revolution | 1999 | 1999 |
| Fernando Clavijo | United States |
New England Revolution | 2000 | 2002 |
| Steve Nicol | Scotland |
New England Revolution | 2002 | 2011 |
| Jay Heaps | United States |
New England Revolution | 2012 | 2017 |
| Brad Friedel | United States |
New England Revolution | 2017 | 2019 |
| Mike Lapper (interim) | United States |
New England Revolution | 2019 | 2019 |
| Bruce Arena | United States |
New England Revolution | 2019 | present |
| Jason Kreis | United States |
New York City FC | 2015 | 2015 |
| Patrick Vieira | France |
New York City FC | 2016 | 2018 |
| Domènec Torrent | Spain |
New York City FC | 2018 | 2019 |
| Ronny Deila | Norway |
New York City FC | 2020 | present |
| Eddie Firmani | Italy |
New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 1996 | 1996 |
| Carlos Queiroz |  Portugal |
New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 1996 | 1996 |
| Carlos Alberto Parreira | Brazil |
New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 1997 | 1997 |
| Alfonso Mondelo | Spain |
MetroStars | 1998 | 1998 |
| Bora Milutinović | Serbia |
MetroStars | 1998 | 1999 |
| Octavio Zambrano | Ecuador |
MetroStars | 2000 | 2002 |
| Bob Bradley | United States |
MetroStars | 2003 | 2005 |
| Mo Johnston | Scotland |
MetroStars/New York Red Bulls | 2005 | 2006 |
| Richie Williams (interim) | United States |
New York Red Bulls | 2006 | 2006 |
| Bruce Arena | United States |
New York Red Bulls | 2006 | 2007 |
| Juan Carlos Osorio | Colombia |
New York Red Bulls | 2008 | 2009 |
| Richie Williams (interim) | United States |
New York Red Bulls | 2009 | 2009 |
| Hans Backe |  Sweden |
New York Red Bulls | 2010 | 2012 |
| Mike Petke | United States |
New York Red Bulls | 2013 | 2014 |
| Jesse Marsch | United States |
New York Red Bulls | 2015 | 2018 |
| Chris Armas | United States |
New York Red Bulls | 2018 | 2020 |
| Bradley Carnell (interim) | South Africa |
New York Red Bulls | 2020 | 2020 |
| Gerhard Struber | Austria |
New York Red Bulls | 2020 | present |
| Adrian Heath | England |
Orlando City | 2015 | 2016 |
| Bobby Murphy (interim) | United States |
Orlando City | 2016 | 2016 |
| Jason Kreis | United States |
Orlando City | 2016 | 2018 |
| Bobby Murphy (interim) | United States |
Orlando City | 2018 | 2018 |
| James O'Connor | Ireland |
Orlando City | 2018 | 2019 |
| Óscar Pareja | Colombia |
Orlando City | 2020 | present |
| Piotr Nowak | Poland |
Philadelphia Union | 2010 | 2012 |
| John Hackworth | United States |
Philadelphia Union | 2012 | 2014 |
| Jim Curtin | United States |
Philadelphia Union | 2014 | present |
| John Spencer | Scotland |
Portland Timbers | 2011 | 2012 |
| Gavin Wilkinson (interim) |  New Zealand |
Portland Timbers | 2012 | 2012 |
| Caleb Porter | United States |
Portland Timbers | 2013 | 2017 |
| Giovanni Savarese | Venezuela |
Portland Timbers | 2018 | present |
| John Ellinger | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2005 | 2007 |
| Jason Kreis | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2007 | 2013 |
| Jeff Cassar | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2014 | 2017 |
| Daryl Shore (interim) | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2017 | 2017 |
| Mike Petke | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2017 | 2019 |
| Freddy Juarez | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2019 | 2021 |
| Pablo Mastroeni (interim) | United States |
Real Salt Lake | 2021 | Present |
| Laurie Calloway | England |
San Jose Clash | 1996 | 1997 |
| Brian Quinn | Northern Ireland |
San Jose Clash | 1997 | 1999 |
| Jorge Espinoza (interim) |  Chile |
San Jose Clash | 1999 | 1999 |
| Lothar Osiander | Germany |
San Jose Clash/Earthquakes | 1999 | 2000 |
| Frank Yallop | Canada |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2001 | 2003 |
| Dominic Kinnear | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2004 | 2005 |
| Frank Yallop | Canada |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2008 | 2013 |
| Mark Watson | Canada |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2013 | 2014 |
| Ian Russell (interim) | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2014 | 2014 |
| Dominic Kinnear | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2015 | 2017 |
| Chris Leitch | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2017 | 2017 |
| Mikael Stahre | Sweden |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2017 | 2018 |
| Steve Ralston | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2018 | 2018 |
| Matías Almeyda | Argentina |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2019 | present |
| Sigi Schmid | United States |
Seattle Sounders FC | 2009 | 2016 |
| Brian Schmetzer | United States |
Seattle Sounders FC | 2016 | present |
| Thomas Rongen | Netherlands |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1996 | 1996 |
| John Kowalski | United States |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1997 | 1998 |
| Tim Hankinson | United States |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1998 | 2000 |
| Alfonso Mondelo | Spain |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2001 | 2001 |
| Perry Van der Beck | United States |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2001 | 2001 |
| Mo Johnston | Scotland |
Toronto FC | 2007 | 2007 |
| John Carver | England |
Toronto FC | 2008 | 2009 |
| Chris Cummins (interim) | England |
Toronto FC | 2009 | 2009 |
| Preki | United States |
Toronto FC | 2010 | 2010 |
| Nick Dasovic (interim) | Canada |
Toronto FC | 2010 | 2010 |
| Aron Winter | Netherlands |
Toronto FC | 2011 | 2012 |
| Paul Mariner | England |
Toronto FC | 2012 | 2012 |
| Ryan Nelsen | New Zealand |
Toronto FC | 2013 | 2014 |
| Greg Vanney | United States |
Toronto FC | 2014 | 2020 |
| Chris Armas | United States |
Toronto FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| Javier Pérez (interim) | Spain |
Toronto FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| Bob Bradley | United States |
Toronto FC | 2022 | Present |
| Teitur Thordarson |  Iceland |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2011 | 2011 |
| Tom Soehn (interim) | United States |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2011 | 2011 |
| Martin Rennie | Scotland |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2012 | 2013 |
| Carl Robinson |  Wales |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2014 | 2018 |
| Craig Dalrymple (interim) | England |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2018 | 2018 |
| Marc Dos Santos | Canada |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2019 | 2021 |
| Vanni Sartini | Italy |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2021 | Present |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Bruce Arena ties Sigi Schmid for most MLS regular-season coaching wins". Major League Soccer. October 27, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "ZEROING IN: Arena close to surpassing Schmid as MLS coaching wins leader". Front Row Soccer. October 13, 2021. 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.
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