The Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award is given by
Major League Soccer to the best
coach
Coach may refer to:
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* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
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in any given season. The award has been given since the league's inception in 1996 and is determined by a vote from players, club personnel, and members of the media.
Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution.
He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Arena has had ...
has won the award four times, more than any other coach.
The award was renamed in January 2019 for
Sigi Schmid
Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid (; March 20, 1953 – December 25, 2018) was a German-American soccer coach who had the most wins in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS). Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his fam ...
, the coach with the most league regular season wins and two-time award winner, shortly after his death.
Winners
See also
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List of Major League Soccer coaches
The following is a list of Major League Soccer coaches — including lists of current coaches and coaches with most wins. Major League Soccer is a Division 1 professional soccer league, with 27 teams — 24 in the United States and 3 in Canada.
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References
External links
List of winners
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Coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
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US
Awards established in 1996