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Sigi Schmid, the first manager of the Seattle Sounders FC. Seattle Sounders FC has had two managers since the team’s inaugural 2009 season in Major League Soccer. The current manager is Brian Schmetzer, who was named as caretaker manager in July 2016 after the departure of Sigi Schmid. Schmetzer, elevated from his position as assistant coach.
The Sounders established their affiliated academy team in 2010, and hired manager Dick McCormick and technical director Darren Sawatzky to develop local players. [305] The academy fields teams in four age levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system, [ 306 ] and is affiliated with youth clubs in Washington, North Carolina, and Central ...
The Sounders won the game 3–1 in front of a franchise-record 69,274 fans at CenturyLink Field. [42] [43] It would be Schmetzer's second MLS Cup with the team, and including the two League championships he won as manager of the USL Sounders, his fourth overall championship for Seattle.
On April 1, 2021, Seattle Sounders FC announced their hiring of Waibel as sporting director, working alongside former Real Salt Lake general manager Garth Lagerwey. [11] He was reunited with his former youth coach Brian Schmetzer , now head coach of the Sounders.
The Sounders were drawn into group West 6 alongside Minnesota United FC and Liga MX's Club Necaxa; the competition's schedule was released on March 14, 2024. [44] MLS teams played a minimum of two matches in the tournament, of which they hosted at least one; matches did not include extra time and proceed directly into a penalty shootout if tied ...
Fans chose the Sounders name through an online poll in 2008, making the Seattle Sounders FC the third Seattle soccer club to share the name. The list encompasses the major honors won by Seattle Sounders FC, records set by the club, their managers and their players.
The 2022 season was Seattle Sounders FC's 14th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American club soccer. It was the 39th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name.
Steve Cooke (born 31 October 1968) is an English football manager and coach who is the head coach of Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.Prior to that, he was on the technical staff of Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer as a director, moving to the Sounders in May 2021 as the U17 head coach before also assuming the director role.