The Chicago Fireplace introduced Tuesday that they’ve employed Gregg Berhalter as each director of soccer and head coach.
“After an intensive and detailed search that included plenty of distinctive candidates, it turned clear that Gregg Berhalter was the best selection to guide our sporting operations,” Fireplace FC proprietor and chairman Joe Mansueto stated in an announcement. “His earlier success in MLS, the place he thrived in a twin position, and his expertise main the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Workforce over the past six years make him a super match for our imaginative and prescient for the Membership shifting ahead.”
Earlier than being employed by the Fireplace, Berhalter’s most up-to-date job was with the U.S. males’s nationwide soccer workforce. He was fired in July after the workforce didn’t advance out of the group stage on the Copa America, however had skilled success, most notably main the USMNT again to the World Cup in 2022 after failing to qualify in 2018. Previous to teaching the USMNT, Berhalter coached the Columbus Crew.
Not plenty of golf equipment use the one-person mannequin for head coach and soccer operations anymore. It is gone out of style over time, however the Fireplace imagine it will probably work with Berhalter. Berhalter “will oversee all elements of the Fireplace’s sporting operations” and report on to Mansueto.