List of Major League Soccer head coaches
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 | 154 days | 2008–2010 |
| Vacant | Austin FC | N/A | ||||
| Dean Smith |  England |
53 | Charlotte FC | December 12, 2023 | 328 days | N/A |
| Frank Klopas | United States |
58 | Chicago Fire FC | May 8, 2023 | 1 year, 180 days | 1996–1999 |
| Pat Noonan | United States |
44 | FC Cincinnati | December 14, 2021 | 3 years, 21 days | 2003–2007 2008–2012 |
| Chris Armas | United States |
52 | Colorado Rapids | November 17, 2023 | 353 days | 1996–2007 |
| Wilfried Nancy |  France |
47 | Columbus Crew | December 6, 2022 | 1 year, 334 days | N/A |
| Peter Luccin (interim) | France |
45 | FC Dallas | June 9, 2024 | 148 days | 2013–2014 |
| Troy Lesesne | United States |
41 | D.C. United | January 10, 2024 | 299 days | N/A |
| Ben Olsen | United States |
47 | Houston Dynamo FC | November 8, 2022 | 1 year, 362 days | 1998–2009 |
| Gerardo Martino |  Argentina |
61 | Inter Miami CF | June 28, 2023 | 1 year, 129 days | N/A |
| Greg Vanney | United States |
50 | LA Galaxy | January 5, 2021 | 3 years, 304 days | 1996–2001 2005–2008 |
| Steve Cherundolo | United States |
45 | Los Angeles FC | January 3, 2022 | 2 years, 306 days | N/A |
| Eric Ramsay |  Wales |
32 | Minnesota United FC | March 13, 2024 | 236 days | N/A |
| Laurent Courtois | France |
46 | CF Montréal | January 8, 2024 | 301 days | 2011–2013 |
| B. J. Callaghan | United States |
43 | Nashville SC | July 22, 2024 | 105 days | N/A |
| Caleb Porter | United States |
49 | New England Revolution | December 19, 2023 | 321 days | 1998–2000 |
| Nick Cushing | England |
39 | New York City FC | June 13, 2022 | 2 years, 144 days | N/A |
| Sandro Schwarz |  Germany |
46 | New York Red Bulls | December 14, 2023 | 326 days | N/A |
| Óscar Pareja |  Colombia |
56 | Orlando City SC | December 4, 2019 | 4 years, 336 days | 1998–2005 |
| Jim Curtin | United States |
45 | Philadelphia Union | June 10, 2014 | 10 years, 147 days | 2001–2009 |
| Phil Neville | England |
47 | Portland Timbers | November 6, 2023 | 364 days | N/A |
| Pablo Mastroeni | United States |
48 | Real Salt Lake | August 27, 2021 | 3 years, 69 days | 1998–2013 |
| Ian Russell (interim) | United States |
49 | San Jose Earthquakes | June 24, 2024 | 133 days | 2000–2005 2007 |
| Brian Schmetzer | United States |
62 | Seattle Sounders FC | July 26, 2016 | 8 years, 101 days | N/A |
| Peter Vermes | United States |
57 | Sporting Kansas City | August 4, 2009 | 15 years, 92 days | 1996–2002 |
| John Hackworth (interim) | United States |
54 | St. Louis City SC | July 1, 2024 | 126 days | N/A |
| John Herdman | England |
49 | Toronto FC | October 1, 2023 | 1 year, 34 days | N/A |
| Vanni Sartini |  Italy |
47 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | August 27, 2021 | 3 years, 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 October 6, 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.
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