Dave Sarachan was born on June 7,1954 and is an American former soccer player and coach.
21 Facts About Dave Sarachan
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Dave Sarachan served as head coach with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer from 2002 to 2007 and as interim head coach of the United States men's national soccer team from 2017 to 2018.
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Dave Sarachan grew up in Rochester, New York, graduating from Brighton High School in 1972.
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Dave Sarachan then played two years of college soccer at Monroe Community College, where he was a junior college All-American in 1973 and 1974.
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Dave Sarachan played two seasons, 1976 and 1977, with the Lancers.
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Dave Sarachan then joined Bruce Arena for the first time, becoming his assistant coach at the University of Virginia after Bob Bradley departed to become head coach at Princeton University.
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Dave Sarachan stayed at Cornell for ten years, compiling a record of 64 wins, 63 losses, and 16 ties, and leading the team to NCAA tournament appearances in 1995 and 1996.
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Dave Sarachan remained with the national team through the 2002 World Cup.
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Dave Sarachan received his first professional head coaching opportunity soon after the United States' impressive World Cup run when, after the 2002 season, Bob Bradley left Chicago for his hometown MetroStars.
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Dave Sarachan was chosen for the Fire position, being named the second coach in Fire history on November 4,2002.
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On June 20,2007, Dave Sarachan was fired as head coach by Fire GM John Guppy.
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Dave Sarachan was hired by the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2008 to assist Bruce Arena.
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Dave Sarachan would remain with the Galaxy through 2016, during which they won MLS Cups in 2011,2012, and 2014.
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In 2017, Dave Sarachan returned to his previous position of being the US Men's National Team assistant coach.
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Dave Sarachan was assisting head coach Bruce Arena, who was in his second stint as head coach for the national team.
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Dave Sarachan was then named as the acting Men's National Team coach for their friendly match versus Portugal on November 14,2017.
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Dave Sarachan remained interim head coach of the USMNT until November 20,2018.
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Dave Sarachan left the team on January 14,2021, shortly after NCFC announced it would move to USL League One.
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On February 24,2021, it was announced that Dave Sarachan would become the head coach of the Puerto Rico national team for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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Dave Sarachan is married to his wife Cherie and lives in Southern California with his two children, Ian and Alexa.
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Dave Sarachan played for the original Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League.