List of Seattle Sounders FC managers

This is a list of Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...

managers since the 2009

2009 Major League Soccer season

The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. The season began on March 19 and ended with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup 2009, on November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington-Changes from the 2008 season:...

season. The club has had one permanent managers at the club.

The current manager is Sigi Schmid

Sigi Schmid

Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each...

,who took over in December 2008, when Seattle were given a Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

team. Previously, the club was in the USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

Managers

This list includes all those who have managed the club since 2009, when the club joined Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

for the first time, whether managing on a full-time or caretaker basis. Games played include all League

Major League Soccer

, Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...

, Playoff

MLS Cup Playoffs

The MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer held at the end of the regular season en route to the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. 10 teams in total from the Eastern Conference and Western Conference qualify for the tournament based on regular-season...

, and Continental

CONCACAF Champions League

The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....

matches, and the win percentage is calculated from the total of games.

Figures correct as of 19 June 2011. Includes all competitive matches

+ Caretaker manager

Caretaker manager

In association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...

M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against

Name	Nationality	From	\|Honours	Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each...		16 December 2008	Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...	98	42	29¹	27	123	101	42.86%	see below	Has the most coaching wins in Major League Soccer Major League Soccer Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada... history
Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League. He coached the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division for seven seasons, winning two championships. He was the 2002 USL-1 Coach of the Year... +		11 July 2009	11 July 2009	1²	1	0	0	2	1	100.00%

¹ One drawn cup game won on penalties
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

.
² Managed one game against the Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

.

Managers with Honours

Name	Nat	Tenure	Honours
Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each...		2009-	2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 96th edition of the oldest competition in American soccer, running from June through early September.The tournament proper features teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid... 2010 Heritage Cup 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 97th edition of the oldest competition in American soccer, running from June through early October.The tournament proper featured teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid...

Earlier Managers

The table lists managers since Seattle Sounders's election to Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

during it time in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

. It also includes the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

and the USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

which took place between 1994 and 2008:
John Best

John Best (soccer)

John Best is a former U.S.-English soccer defender. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps. He also earned one...

(1974-1976) Jimmy Gabriel

Jimmy Gabriel

James Gabriel is a Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team. Chiefly associated with English club Everton, Gabriel played extensively in Scotland and England before ending his career with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer...

(1977–1979) Alan Hinton

Alan Hinton

Alan Thomas Hinton is an English former footballer who most notably played for Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the 1960s...

(1980–1982 and 1994–1995) Laurie Calloway

Laurie Calloway

Laurence John "Laurie" Calloway is a retired English-U.S. soccer defender who spent thirteen years in the English leagues and six years in the North American Soccer League....

(1983) Neil Megson

Neil Megson (soccer)

Neil Megson is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who currently coaches youth soccer. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, nine in Major Indoor Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and six in the USL First Division and its predecessors...

(1996–2000) Bernie James

Bernie James

Bernie James is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American...

(2001) Brian Schmetzer

Brian Schmetzer

Brian Schmetzer is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League. He coached the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division for seven seasons, winning two championships. He was the 2002 USL-1 Coach of the Year...

(2002–2008)

Assistant Managers

Since the 2009 season, only two assistant managers have been with the club:
Brian Schmetzer

Brian Schmetzer

(2008– ) Ezra Hendrickson

Ezra Hendrickson

Ezra Hendrickson is a retired Vincentian footballer. He played professionally in the United States' Major League Soccer with New York MetroStars, Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and Chivas USA, and was also a member of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team...

(2009– )

Current Coaching staff

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!Position
!Staff
!Since
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|Technical Director|||

United States Chris Henderson

Chris Henderson

Christopher "Chris" Henderson is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S...

||January 24, 2008
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|Head Coach||

Germany Sigi Schmid

Sigi Schmid

||December 16, 2008
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|Assistant Coach||

United States Brian Schmetzer

Brian Schmetzer

||December 22, 2008
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|Goalkeeper Coach||

United States Tom Dutra

Tom Dutra

Tom Dutra is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who is currently the goalkeeper coach for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer-Youth:Dutra graduated from Timberline High School in 1991.-Professional:...

||December 29, 2008
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|Fitness Coach||

United States David Tenney||January 9, 2009
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|Assistant Coach||

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson

Ezra Hendrickson

||January 20, 2009
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|Chief Scout||

United States Kurt Schmid||March 12, 2009
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