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List of Major League Soccer head coaches
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The following is a list of Major League Soccer head coaches — including lists of current head coaches and head coaches with most wins. Major League Soccer is a Division 1 professional soccer league, with 30 teams — 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada.
Current MLS head coaches
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| Coach | Nationality | Age | Club | Date appointed | Time as coach | Played in MLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronny Deila |  Norway | 50 | Atlanta United FC | December 20, 2024 | 285 days | N/A |
| Nico Estévez |  Spain | 45 | Austin FC | October 25, 2024 | 341 days | N/A |
| Dean Smith |  England | 54 | Charlotte FC | December 12, 2023 | 1 year, 293 days | N/A |
| Gregg Berhalter |  United States | 52 | Chicago Fire FC | October 8, 2024 | 358 days | 2009–2011 |
| Pat Noonan | United States | 45 | FC Cincinnati | December 14, 2021 | 3 years, 352 days | 2003–2007 2008–2012 |
| Chris Armas | United States | 53 | Colorado Rapids | November 17, 2023 | 1 year, 318 days | 1996–2007 |
| Wilfried Nancy |  France | 48 | Columbus Crew | December 6, 2022 | 2 years, 299 days | N/A |
| Eric Quill | United States | 47 | FC Dallas | November 21, 2024 | 314 days | 1997–2005 |
| René Weiler |  Switzerland | 52 | D.C. United | July 16, 2025 | 77 days | N/A |
| Ben Olsen | United States | 48 | Houston Dynamo FC | November 8, 2022 | 2 years, 327 days | 1998–2009 |
| Javier Mascherano |  Argentina | 41 | Inter Miami CF | November 26, 2024 | 309 days | N/A |
| Greg Vanney | United States | 51 | LA Galaxy | January 5, 2021 | 4 years, 269 days | 1996–2001 2005–2008 |
| Steve Cherundolo | United States | 46 | Los Angeles FC | January 3, 2022 | 3 years, 271 days | N/A |
| Eric Ramsay |  Wales | 33 | Minnesota United FC | March 13, 2024 | 1 year, 202 days | N/A |
| Marco Donadel (interim) |  Italy | 42 | CF Montréal | March 24, 2025 | 191 days | N/A |
| B. J. Callaghan | United States | 44 | Nashville SC | July 22, 2024 | 1 year, 71 days | N/A |
| Pablo Moreira (interim) |  Uruguay | 40 | New England Revolution | September 15, 2025 | 16 days | N/A |
| Pascal Jansen |  Netherlands | 52 | New York City FC | January 6, 2025 | 268 days | N/A |
| Sandro Schwarz |  Germany | 46 | New York Red Bulls | December 14, 2023 | 1 year, 291 days | N/A |
| Óscar Pareja |  Colombia | 57 | Orlando City SC | December 4, 2019 | 5 years, 301 days | 1998–2005 |
| Bradley Carnell |  South Africa | 48 | Philadelphia Union | January 2, 2025 | 272 days | N/A |
| Phil Neville | England | 48 | Portland Timbers | November 6, 2023 | 1 year, 329 days | N/A |
| Pablo Mastroeni | United States | 49 | Real Salt Lake | August 27, 2021 | 4 years, 35 days | 1998–2013 |
| Mikey Varas | United States | 42 | San Diego FC | September 16, 2024 | 1 year, 15 days | N/A |
| Bruce Arena | United States | 74 | San Jose Earthquakes | November 7, 2024 | 328 days | N/A |
| Brian Schmetzer | United States | 63 | Seattle Sounders FC | July 26, 2016 | 9 years, 67 days | N/A[current 1] |
| Kerry Zavagnin (interim) | United States | 51 | Sporting Kansas City | March 31, 2025 | 184 days | 1997–1998 2000–2008 |
| David Critchley (interim) | United States | Unknown | St. Louis City SC | May 27, 2025 | 127 days | N/A |
| Robin Fraser | United States | 58 | Toronto FC | January 10, 2025 | 264 days | 1996–2005 |
| Jesper Sørensen |  Denmark | 52 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | January 14, 2025 | 260 days | N/A |
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- Schmetzer played for previous incarnations of the Sounders prior to the establishment as an MLS team, including four years on the NASL team and one year on the APSL team.
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Most coaching wins
Regular season wins
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Postseason wins
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Achievements
The following table shows the MLS head coaches that have won the Coach of the Year, MLS Cup, or Supporters' Shield at least twice.
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| Coach | Coach of the Year | MLS Cup | Supporters' Shield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Arena | 4 (1997, 2009, 2011, 2021) | 5 (1996, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2014) | 4 (1997, 2010, 2011, 2021) |
| Bob Bradley | 3 (1998, 2006, 2019) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2019) |
| Sigi Schmid | 2 (1999, 2008) | 2 (2002, 2008) | 3 (2002, 2008, 2014) |
| Frank Yallop | 2 (2001, 2012) | 2 (2001, 2003) | 1 (2012) |
| Jim Curtin | 2 (2020, 2022) | — | 1 (2020) |
| Dominic Kinnear | 1 (2005) | 2 (2006, 2007) | 1 (2005) |
| Greg Vanney | 1 (2017) | 2 (2017, 2024) | 1 (2017) |
| Caleb Porter | 1 (2013) | 2 (2015, 2020) | — |
| Thomas Rongen | 1 (1996) | 1 (1999) | 2 (1996, 1999) |
| Brian Schmetzer | — | 2 (2016, 2019) | — |
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List of all-time coaches
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The list of coaches includes everyone who has coached a club while they were in the MLS, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Interim coaches are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.
Coaches highlighted in yellow and in italics are currently head coach of the listed MLS club.
- As of September 15, 2025.
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