The Chicago Fire have named Junior González as their new assistant educate.
Gonzalez has been training in US soccer for extra than 20 years and is certain to offer lots of revel in to the Fire as they rebuild for 2022. His most latest role was as head instruct of LA Galaxy II.
As an delivered bonus, Gonzalez has also formerly labored with new head coach Ezra Hendrickson at both the LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders 2. Additionally, Frank Klopas and goalkeeping educate Adin Brown will remain on the membership's personnel.
"Junior and I have worked together on two previous events, and he turned into my first choice as soon as I have become the pinnacle coach of the Fire,” Hendrickson stated in a club press release. “We have very similar views on how the game should be performed and he’s a person that I trust to help implement my philosophy. With his addition, along with the go back of Frank Klopas and Adin Brown, we’re near finalizing the coaching staff for subsequent season.”
Gonzalez joins as the Fire gear up to try and bounce lower back into the MLS Cup Playoffs subsequent season for the primary time for the reason that 2017 - the best time they've qualified within the ultimate eight campaigns. It's a venture the forty four-year-antique is definitely looking ahead to.
“It is an thrilling time to be becoming a member of the Chicago Fire FC mission,” he said. “I’m looking ahead to operating alongside this sort of various and qualified technical body of workers to prepare this group to compete in the upcoming season. Chicago has this kind of wealthy football subculture with such a lot of numerous groups represented. I am venerated and humbled to be a part of this employer and could work relentlessly to assist enforce the Club’s vision transferring forward.”
The Fire kick off their 2022 marketing campaign away at Inter Miami on February 26, leaving masses of time for Hendrickson and Gonzalez to construct out their roster.
