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 30 teams — 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronny Deila |  Norway |
49 | Atlanta United FC | December 20, 2024 | 134 days | N/A |
| Nico Estévez |  Spain |
45 | Austin FC | October 25, 2024 | 190 days | N/A |
| Dean Smith |  England |
54 | Charlotte FC | December 12, 2023 | 1 year, 142 days | N/A |
| Gregg Berhalter |  United States |
51 | Chicago Fire FC | October 8, 2024 | 207 days | 2009–2011 |
| Pat Noonan | United States |
44 | FC Cincinnati | December 14, 2021 | 3 years, 201 days | 2003–2007 2008–2012 |
| Chris Armas | United States |
52 | Colorado Rapids | November 17, 2023 | 1 year, 167 days | 1996–2007 |
| Wilfried Nancy |  France |
48 | Columbus Crew | December 6, 2022 | 2 years, 148 days | N/A |
| Eric Quill | United States |
47 | FC Dallas | November 21, 2024 | 163 days | 1997–2005 |
| Troy Lesesne | United States |
41 | D.C. United | January 10, 2024 | 1 year, 113 days | N/A |
| Ben Olsen | United States |
48 | Houston Dynamo FC | November 8, 2022 | 2 years, 176 days | 1998–2009 |
| Javier Mascherano |  Argentina |
40 | Inter Miami CF | November 26, 2024 | 158 days | N/A |
| Greg Vanney | United States |
50 | LA Galaxy | January 5, 2021 | 4 years, 118 days | 1996–2001 2005–2008 |
| Steve Cherundolo | United States |
46 | Los Angeles FC | January 3, 2022 | 3 years, 120 days | N/A |
| Eric Ramsay |  Wales |
33 | Minnesota United FC | March 13, 2024 | 1 year, 51 days | N/A |
| Marco Donadel (interim) |  Italy |
42 | CF Montréal | March 24, 2025 | 40 days | N/A |
| B. J. Callaghan | United States |
43 | Nashville SC | July 22, 2024 | 285 days | N/A |
| Caleb Porter | United States |
50 | New England Revolution | December 19, 2023 | 1 year, 135 days | 1998–2000 |
| Pascal Jansen |  Netherlands |
52 | New York City FC | January 6, 2025 | 117 days | N/A |
| Sandro Schwarz |  Germany |
46 | New York Red Bulls | December 14, 2023 | 1 year, 140 days | N/A |
| Óscar Pareja |  Colombia |
56 | Orlando City SC | December 4, 2019 | 5 years, 150 days | 1998–2005 |
| Bradley Carnell |  South Africa |
48 | Philadelphia Union | January 2, 2025 | 121 days | N/A |
| Phil Neville | England |
48 | Portland Timbers | November 6, 2023 | 1 year, 178 days | N/A |
| Pablo Mastroeni | United States |
48 | Real Salt Lake | August 27, 2021 | 3 years, 249 days | 1998–2013 |
| Mikey Varas | United States |
42 | San Diego FC | September 16, 2024 | 229 days | N/A |
| Bruce Arena | United States |
73 | San Jose Earthquakes | November 7, 2024 | 177 days | N/A |
| Brian Schmetzer | United States |
62 | Seattle Sounders FC | July 26, 2016 | 8 years, 281 days | N/A |
| Kerry Zavagnin (interim) | United States |
50 | Sporting Kansas City | March 31, 2025 | 33 days | 1997–1998 2000–2008 |
| Olof Mellberg |  Sweden |
47 | St. Louis City SC | November 26, 2024 | 158 days | N/A |
| Robin Fraser | United States |
58 | Toronto FC | January 10, 2025 | 113 days | 1996–2005 |
| Jesper Sørensen |  Denmark |
51 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | January 14, 2025 | 109 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) |
| Greg Vanney | 1 (2017) | 2 (2017, 2024) | 1 (2017) |
| 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 February 6, 2025.
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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