The San Jose Earthquakes have reportedly selected their subsequent supervisor, however it’ll be some time earlier than he takes over.
Luchi Gonzalez, a former MLS participant who made his senior crew debut with the Earthquakes, is about to go up the crew, in response to a report from MLSSoccer.com’s Tom Bogert. The crew has scheduled a information convention Wednesday afternoon to announce its new head coach, however didn't establish their selection.
Gonzalez is at present an assistant with the US males’s nationwide crew, which is about to take part within the Qatar World Cup in November. He'll start his tenure with the Quakes following
San Jose is at present in thirteenth place within the 14-team Western Convention, 9 factors away from the seventh and last playoff spot.
At the moment heading up San Jose’s senior crew is Alex Covelo, the interim supervisor known as up from Earthquakes II in April when the crew fired Matías Almeyda following a 0-4-3 begin to the season. Underneath Covelo, the Quakes have been middling with a 5-7-6 file, unable to climb out of the outlet made early within the yr.
Gonzalez, now 42, was drafted by the Quakes with the sixth total choose within the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, however he solely performed 47 minutes in his rookie yr earlier than being dealt to Columbus and finally transferring to Swedish facet Bodens BK. He made a stateside return with the Colorado Rapids in 2005 and 2006, then performed with second-tier groups Miami FC and the Minnesota Thunder.
Following his taking part in profession, Gonzalez bought into teaching and frolicked because the academy director for FC Dallas, finally rising to senior crew supervisor for the membership earlier than the 2019 season.
He spent three seasons on the helm of FC Dallas, going 28-26-32 earlier than being fired and signing on as an assistant with the USMNT.
Gonzalez, a twin citizen of the U.S. and Peru, will take over a company that has completed greater than sixth within the Western Convention simply as soon as since returning to San Jose as an MLS franchise in 2008.