Toronto FC have appointed Chris Armas as their subsequent head coach, the membership introduced Wednesday. Armas replaces Greg Vanney after the now- LA Galaxy head coach left the membership in December.
Armas was beforehand the top coach of the New York Crimson Bulls from 2018-2020, the place went 29W-21L-11T. He helped the membership attain the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs throughout the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He additionally led the workforce to the Supporters’ Protect in 2018, taking up midseason after now-RB Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch left the membership for RB Leipzig.
“I couldn’t be extra excited to affix a membership with Toronto FC’s degree of excellence and profitable custom and I’ll work tirelessly to uphold these requirements,” Armas stated in a membership assertion. “I’m grateful to Mr. Tanenbaum and to Invoice Manning and Ali Curtis for his or her perception in me and for giving me this chance. As an opposing coach I felt the eagerness the followers and supporters deliver to BMO Discipline. It’s subsequent degree. I can’t wait to place a workforce on the sphere that won’t solely make them proud with the way in which we play, but in addition with the way in which we run, battle and compete each minute of each sport.”
One Toronto connection for Armas arrives by way of sporting director Ali Curtis. Armas was an assistant coach at RBNY when Curtis was sporting director there within the mid-2010s, creating some familiarity.
“Chris has a wonderful profitable pedigree and is a fiery, aggressive man who needs his groups to play on the entrance foot. He’s the best match to construct upon the muse that’s been established at TFC,” stated Toronto FC President Invoice Manning. “Our followers are going to like his depth and the way that’s going to translate into our workforce’s model of play for years to come back.”
Throughout his enjoying profession, Armas was one of many league’s best-ever defensive midfielders. He featured in 264 matches for the LA Galaxy and Chicago Fireplace FC whereas additionally incomes 66 caps for the US males’s nationwide workforce. He was named to MLS Greatest XI 5 instances.
Previous to becoming a member of Marsch’s RBNY teaching employees in 2015, Armas was the top coach of the ladies’s soccer program at Adelphi College.
Toronto earned the No. 2 seed within the Japanese Convention in 2020, putting simply behind the Philadelphia Union within the Supporters’ Protect race. Led by reigning Landon Donovan MLS MVP Alejandro Pozuelo, they return most of their 2020 roster.