Philadelphia’s Jim Curtin, who led the Union to their first-ever trophy in hoisting the Supporters’ Shield, has been named the 2020 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year. The Union finished the 2020 regular season with the most points per game (2.04) and best regular-season record (14-4-5). He became a first-team assistant coach in 2012 before taking over as head coach in 2014. A former MLS all-star during his playing career, he is the fifth man to win the Supporters’ Shield as both player and head coach. The award is named after Sigi Schmid, the all-time winningest head coach in MLS history, who died in December 2018 at the age of 65.

Source: thestar November 17, 2020 15:31 UTC