22 Facts About Thomas Dooley

Thomas Dooley was born on May 12,1961 and is a former soccer player and coach.

Thomas Dooley played as a defender and defensive midfielder and was a long-time member and former captain of the United States national team.

Thomas Dooley was born in Bechhofen, West Germany to a German mother and a father who served in the US Army.

Thomas Dooley played as a forward with amateur team FK Pirmasens.

Thomas Dooley started his professional career in 1984 with third division club FC Homburg.

Thomas Dooley moved to midfield with Homburg and helped the team move steadily up the German leagues, until they finally reached the Bundesliga.

Thomas Dooley spent three seasons in Columbus and was named to the MLS Best XI in both 1997 and 1998.

In 2000, Thomas Dooley was traded to the MetroStars for Mike Duhaney, partially to help support Lothar Matthaus' adjustment to the United States.

Thomas Dooley played one year for the Metros before retiring from playing soccer.

Thomas Dooley made his first international appearance on May 30,1992, against Ireland.

On February 21,1999, Thomas Dooley was given a send-off match by the United States in a friendly against Chile.

Thomas Dooley ended his international career with 81 caps and seven goals.

Thomas Dooley was appointed by US national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann to be an assistant coach in the match against Mexico on August 10,2011.

In February 2014, Thomas Dooley signed a one-year deal with the Philippine Football Federation to handle the Philippines national team.

Thomas Dooley earned national team coach Dan Palami's praise after his first few matches in charge.

Schrock had disagreement with the setup of the national team under Thomas Dooley but has made amends with the coach in 2015 and briefly played for the Philippines though undisclosed issues surfaced in 2016.

Thomas Dooley failed to get the Philippines past the group stage at the 2016 AFF Championship, which the Philippines co-hosted with Myanmar.

Thomas Dooley's contract was not renewed and the PFF announced Terry Butcher as his successor in June 2018.

In January 2021, Thomas Dooley was appointed as head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang, replacing Dollah Salleh.

Three months after his appointment, Thomas Dooley was sacked by Sri Pahang together with his assistant coach, Christophe Gamel and was replaced by former head coach Dollah Salleh.

In May 2022, Thomas Dooley was reappointed as head coach of the Philippines national team ahead of the third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, replacing Scott Cooper.

Thomas Dooley signed a short-term deal with an option to extend depending on the qualification of the Philippines to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.