Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena is the winningest coach ever in the history of the United States Men's National Team, serving from 1998-2006 and 2016-2017. He was coach of the team's that competed at the 1996 Summer Games and 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. Arena overall record was 85 wins with 33 draws and 30 losses. He's a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Arena has also been a successful coach in Major League Soccer, winning five MLS Cups – three with the Los Angeles Galaxy and two with D.C. United – and was named MLB Coach of the Year on three occasions in 1997, 2009 and 2011. Prior to coaching in the MLS, Arena coached at the college level, including at the University of Virginia from 1978 – 1995. During his time in Charlottesville, where for the first seven years he coached both soccer and lacrosse, Arena led the Cavaliers to five NCAA titles. In 2019, Arena was named by the MLS"s New England Revolution as sporting director and coach.
Arenas was born in Brooklyn, New York and played both soccer and lacrosse at Nassau Community College (he's a member of the National Junior College Hall of Fame). Arena transferred to Cornell University and playing goalie, helped the Big Red to a spot in the 1972 NCAA Soccer Final Four.
Bruce Arena is the winningest coach ever in the history of the United States Men's National Team, serving from 1998-2006 and 2016-2017. He was coach of the team's that competed at the 1996 Summer Games and 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. Arena overall record was 85 wins with 33 draws and 30 losses. He's a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Arena has also been a successful coach in Major League Soccer, winning five MLS Cups – three with the Los Angeles Galaxy and two with D.C. United – and was named MLB Coach of the Year on three occasions in 1997, 2009 and 2011. Prior to coaching in the MLS, Arena coached at the college level, including at the University of Virginia from 1978 – 1995. During his time in Charlottesville, where for the first seven years he coached both soccer and lacrosse, Arena led the Cavaliers to five NCAA titles. In 2019, Arena was named by the MLS"s New England Revolution as sporting director and coach.
Arenas was born in Brooklyn, New York and played both soccer and lacrosse at Nassau Community College (he's a member of the National Junior College Hall of Fame). Arena transferred to Cornell University and playing goalie, helped the Big Red to a spot in the 1972 NCAA Soccer Final Four.
