DC United Hernan Losada as your new manager on Monday.
Losada, a 38-year-old Argentinian, will be the youngest head coach in MLS. He recently coached the Belgian First Division Beerschot.
He will join the club upon approval of his visa and his coaching staff will be announced later. Replaces Ben Olsen, who stepped down on October 8 and was chosen after a search involving more than 25 candidates.
“Our process of finding the right person to run our club has been extremely thorough and we believe Hernán is the ideal person and coach to drive us forward,” said DC’s general manager and vice president. football activities in a statement. United, Dave Kasper. “We truly believe in Hernán’s approach to the game and his desire to play high-impact football with and without the ball. We look forward to working with Hernán to start the 2021 season.”
Losada was appointed Beerschot coach in October 2019 and helped the team on its way to the top flight in Belgium. As a midfielder, he played for 15 years, including 178 times in three spells with Beerschot before retiring in 2018.
“I look forward to the opportunity to join DC United and write another chapter of success with this historic club,” said Losada. “I believe in playing every game to win and, in my opinion, the best way to do that is to create as many scoring opportunities as possible through high-impact, vertical attacking football every time we hit the field, entertainment. to our fans and compete. “
Losada is the eighth head coach in United’s history and the first foreigner with no connection to the United States or MLS.
DC United went 5-12-6 in the 2020 season and missed the play-offs.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has not released a schedule for 2021, but the season is tentatively scheduled to start in early March.