Bruce Arena has returned to management after being appointed as the new head coach and sporting director of MLS side San Jose Earthquakes.
73-year-old Arena has been out of coaching since being placed on administrative leave by New England Revolution in August 2023 amid allegations of “insensitive and inappropriate remarks.” Arena resigned as head coach and sporting director of the Revolution the following month.
In June this year, Arena said he took responsibility for his actions that led to his exit from the Revolution but also said he “had to be reserved” in what he could say about the specific nature of his resignation, adding that the entire experience had been “hurtful.”
Arena’s coaching career has spanned five decades and he is best known for his two stints coaching the USMNT, whom he coached at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
He has managed over 800 matches in professional football and has previously been head coach of D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, LA Galaxy and the Revolution.
The Earthquakes had been without a head coach since firing head coach Luchi Gonzalez in June.
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