List of D.C. United head coaches

D.C. United has had several head coaches since the inaugural 1996 Major League Soccer season. The club has had seven permanent head coaches. Bruce Arena was the club's inaugural coach in 1996, leaving his position coaching the men's soccer team at the University of Virginia. In 1998, after winning two MLS Cups and the 1996 U.S. Open Cup, Arena left to coach the United States men's national soccer team.[1] Thomas Rongen then left his head coach position with the New England Revolution to come to D.C. Rongen led D.C. to another MLS cup in 1999 but was replaced by Ray Hudson in 2002, who was hired after the contraction of his Miami Fusion F.C. that year.[2]

Hernán Losada is the current coach of D.C. United.

Hudson saw D.C. United fall to last in the table in 2002 and lose in the first round of the playoffs in 2003. Former Chicago Fire player Piotr (Peter) Nowak was then hired to replace Hudson, and led D.C. United to their fourth MLS Cup in 2004.[3] Nowak left on December 21, 2006 for an assistant coaching position on the U.S. men's national team. Tom Soehn, another former Chicago Fire player, was hired next, and was the first American to coach the team since Bruce Arena. He left the team at the end of the 2009 season.[4] On December 28, 2009 D.C. hired former Kansas City Wizards manager Curt Onalfo as their sixth head coach.[5] On August 4, 2010, Onalfo was dismissed as head coach of D.C. United and former player Ben Olsen was named interim head coach.[6] On November 29, 2010, Olsen was named head coach on a permanent basis.[7] After a string of losses during the 2020 season, Ben Olsen was replaced by Chad Ashton on October 8, 2020.[8] Aston's tenure as interim coach ended at the conculsion of the 2020 season, and D.C. appointed Hernán Losada as permanent head coach on January 18, 2021.[9]

List of head coaches

This list includes all those who have managed the club since 1996, when the club joined Major League Soccer for the first time, whether coaching on a full-time or caretaker basis. Games played include all League, Cup, Playoff, and Continental matches, and the win percentage is calculated from the total of games.

  • Figures correct as of 28 October 2020. Includes all competitive matches

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

NameNatFromToMWDLFAWin1Notes
Bruce ArenaJanuary 3, 1996October 30, 19981317415342--56.48%-
Thomas RongenDecember 2, 1998August 4, 20019745844--46.39%-
Ray HudsonJanuary 8, 2002December 15, 2003110442046--40.00%-
Piotr NowakJanuary 7, 2004December 19, 2006110350263417814345.45%-
Tom SoehnDecember 21, 2006November 3, 200911048253717115243.64%-
Curt OnalfoJanuary 5, 2010August 4, 2010227312223431.82%-
Ben OlsenNovember 29, 2010October 8, 202033111775213942846935.35%Interim coach from Aug. 5–Nov. 28, 2010
Chad Ashton+October 8, 2020November 8, 202053118660.00%Interim coach from Oct. 8–Nov. 8
Hernán LosadaJanuary 18, 2021Present0000000%
  • 1 Win% is rounded to a whole.
  • 2 Three drawn cup games lost and one won after extra time or on penalties.
  • 3 MLS matches that went into penalty kick shootouts are counted as a draw

Coaches with Honors
NameNatTenureHonors
Bruce Arena 1996–1998 1996 U.S. Open Cup
1996 MLS Cup
1997 MLS Cup
1997 MLS Supporters' Shield
1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1998 Copa Interamericana
Thomas Rongen 1999–2001 1999 MLS Cup
1999 MLS Supporters' Shield
Piotr Nowak 2004–2006 2004 MLS Cup
2006 MLS Supporters' Shield
Tom Soehn 2007–2009 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield
2008 U.S. Open Cup
Ben Olsen 2010–2020 2013 U.S. Open Cup

References
General
  • League and Playoff records sourced to: Litterer, Dave (June 16, 2011). "USA - Major League Soccer". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  • Cup records sourced to: Hikala, Josh. "1995 - Present (Pro Era)". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  • Continental records sourced to: Torres, Steven. "CONCACAF Champions Cup and Champions League History" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
Notes
  1. "America's one and only United". FIFA. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  2. Bell, Jack (January 9, 2002). "Major League Soccer Eliminates Two Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  3. Connolly, Marc (January 8, 2004). "Newest coaches will be under pressure". ESPN Soccernet.com. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  4. "Soehn will not return to D.C. United". The Miami Herald. The Sports Network. November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
  5. Hansen, Drew (December 29, 2009). "Ex-D.C. player Onalfo named United's coach". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  6. Goff, Steven (August 4, 2010). "D.C. United fires Coach Curt Onalfo". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  7. "Ben Olsen named D.C. United Head Coach". November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  8. "D.C. United Announce the Departure of Head Coach Ben Olsen". October 8, 2020.
  9. "D.C. United Name Hernán Losada as Head Coach". D.C. United. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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