The Buenos Aires native is not well-known outside Belgium and has fewer than 16 months of head coaching experience. He models his tactics after those used by Marcelo Bielsa, a storied Argentine coach now with Leeds United in the Premier League. The only coach to win the MLS Cup after stepping into a head coaching job from abroad was Atlanta’s Gerardo Martino (Argentina) in 2018. After the Pineda talks ended, United fully turned its attention to European-based candidates, including former Birmingham City Coach Pep Clotet. ADHe became an assistant coach for the club in 2018 and, 10 games into the 2019-20 season, was named head coach.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2021 17:09 UTC