Atlanta United - Pineda, Gonzalo (ATL): Gonzalo Pineda is in his first full season leading Atlanta United after the former Mexican international joined in the middle of 2021, where he made an immediate impact to guide the club to a fourth MLS Cup Playoff appearance in five seasons. In 2022, Pineda’s team had to overcome several short-term and season-ending injuries to key players that allowed him to field the same starting lineup in just six matches. Pineda’s leadership and emphasis on building a strong culture have kept the team in the hunt for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Austin FC - Wolff, Josh (ATX): Wolff, 45, officially became Austin FC’s first-ever Head Coach in November 2019. In 2022, he has led the Club to its first Audi MLS Cup Playoff berth. With two games remaining in the regular season, Austin FC has 55 points – 24 more than it did at the end of 2021. Two points from the Club’s final two matches would see the Verde & Black set a record for the largest points improvement by a second-year expansion club in league history. Austin FC was MLS’ lowest-scoring team in 2021, with 35 goals. This year, it’s tied for the second-most goals in the league with 64. The Verde & Black’s ability to pick up results away from home drastically improved, from taking eight points on the road all season in 2021 to having the Western Conference’s best road record (26 points from away matches). Wolff's decisions frequently impact the outcome of matches, with the Club's 21 points from losing positions and 13 goals from substitutes both second-most in MLS. Austin FC leads MLS in goals from set-piece plays with 17. Austin FC hired Wolff from the U.S. Men's National Team (USMNT) staff, where he was an assistant coach under Gregg Berhalter and played a role in the team’s run to the final of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Previously, Wolff was an assistant on Berhalter’s staff for five (5) seasons with the Columbus Crew. Wolff’s first coaching role was with D.C. United as an assistant coach in 2013, helping the club win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup that season. During his playing career, Wolff represented the United States at both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, recording an assist in the USMNT’s famous 2-0 win over Mexico in the 2002 Round of 16. He scored nine (9) goals in 52 appearances during his international career, was named U.S. Soccer’s Young Male Athlete of the Year in 1998 and was a U.S. Olympic team athlete at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. At the club level, Wolff played 14 seasons with three (3) teams in Major League Soccer in addition to one (1) season in Germany with 1860 Munich. In total, Wolff made 367 appearances for his club sides, scoring 106 goals and earning MLS All Star selections in 2002 and 2006. He won the 1998 MLS Cup with Chicago Fire FC, and won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 1998, 2000 and 2004."
CF Montréal - Nancy, Wilfried (MTL): In his second year as CF Montréal head coach, Wilfried Nancy has guided the Club to its best-ever MLS regular season campaign since Montreal’s inaugural 2012 season. The 44-year-old France native has taken on a dual role not only as the team’s tactical conductor but as a mentor and educator to the young player core that has driven the Club’s success in 2022. Under Nancy’s mentorship, young prospects like Djordje Mihailovic, Ismaël Koné and Kamal Miller have had breakout seasons. With two games remaining in the regular season, Nancy has led Montreal to Club records in MLS: 18 wins, 59 points, 59 goals scored, 10 road wins including 6 straight, two eight-game unbeaten runs, 9 losses, and a guaranteed second-place ranking heading into the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Charlotte FC - Lattanzio, Christian (CLT): Lattanzio was appointed interim manager in June 2022 and led Charlotte FC through the second half of the season including a sweep of New York City FC becoming the first expansion team to have a perfect record against the defending MLS Cup Champion across two games.
Chicago Fire - Hendrickson, Ezra (CHI): Ezra Hendrickson was named the 10th full-time head coach in Chicago Fire history on Nov. 24, 2021. With more than 25 years of domestic experience, Hendrickson joined the Fire with a proven track record of success in MLS, winning 15 major trophies as a coach and a player. A native of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Hendrickson, 49, came to Chicago after spending the past 13 seasons coaching domestically and internationally. Prior to the Fire, Hendrickson was the lead assistant coach for the reigning MLS champions Columbus Crew (2019-2021), where he helped the team capture the 2020 MLS Cup and the 2021 Campeones Cup. Hendrickson originally began his coaching career with Seattle Sounders FC, serving as an assistant coach for Sigi Schmid, whose 240 regular season wins are tied for the most in league history, from 2009-2014. During this stretch, Hendrickson helped lead the Sounders to four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) and an MLS Supporters’ Shield (2014), before becoming head coach of Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the USL Championship from 2015-17. Additionally, while working with the Sounders, Hendrickson served as an assistant coach for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying (2015-18). Following his time in Seattle, he reunited with Schmid in Los Angeles in 2018, spending one season as an assistant coach for the LA Galaxy, before joining the Crew on July 3, 2019. As a player, Hendrickson won eight trophies during 12 MLS seasons (1997-2008). The former defender was an MLS champion with three different teams (2002, 2004, 2008) and won three MLS Supporters’ Shield trophies (1998, 2002, 2008), the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2001) and the Concacaf Champions’ Cup (2000). Overall, Hendrickson made 266 MLS regular season appearances (225 starts) for the New York MetroStars (1997), LA Galaxy (1997-2003), Dallas Burn (2003), D.C. United (2004), Chivas USA (2005-06) and Columbus Crew (2006-08). Prior to joining MLS, Hendrickson spent time with the Des Moines Menace (1994) and the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (1995-1996). Hendrickson holds a U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) “Pro” License."
Colorado Rapids - Fraser, Robin (COL): Robin Fraser is in his third full season as Colorado Rapids head coach after being named the club’s ninth permanent manager on Aug. 25, 2019. The Rapids won five of their last seven games to close out the 2019 season, and Fraser has since become one of the most successful head coaches in club history. Through Fraser’s first 50 games at the helm, Colorado scored 82 goals, won 25 matches and picked up 88 points – all the most by a Rapids head coach through their first 50 games in charge since the introduction of draws to MLS in 2000. In 2020, Fraser led the Rapids to a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference and their first MLS Cup Playoffs appearance in four years. In 2021, Fraser and the Rapids earned a club-record 61 points to finish atop the Western Conference for the first time in their history. Fraser has fostered the development of a young roster and overseen the emergence of some of the league’s rising stars. Midfielder Cole Bassett and defender Sam Vines, each signed from the Academy, burst onto the international stage since Fraser’s arrival, with Vines since moving on to Royal Antwerp FC in the Belgian first division. Former midfielder Kellyn Acosta reestablished himself with the USMNT, earning 21 caps in 2021, the most in a calendar year by a USMNT player since 1994. In February 2022, the club announced the transfers of Bassett and defender Auston Trusty abroad, with Bassett leaving for Feyenoord on an 18-month loan, while Trusty was signed permanently by Arsenal, but loaned back to the Rapids through July 2022. Prior to joining Colorado, Fraser, 55, spent five seasons as an assistant coach for Toronto FC from 2015 to 2019, helping the club win the first domestic treble in MLS history by winning the Canadian Championship, the MLS Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup in 2017. During Fraser’s tenure, Toronto won three consecutive Canadian Championships and reached MLS Cup Final in 2016 and the Concacaf Champions League Final in 2018. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser started his coaching career as an assistant coach with Real Salt Lake from 2007-10, helping the club win its first MLS Cup in 2009. In January 2011, Fraser was named head coach of Chivas USA. In January 2013, Fraser joined New York Red Bulls as an assistant coach, helping the club win its first Supporters’ Shield that year. Fraser began an illustrious playing career with the Miami Sharks of the American Soccer League in 1988 before joining the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League from 1990-95. Fraser earned APSL All-Star honors in four consecutive years from 1992-95 and was selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 1996 MLS Player Draft ahead of the league’s inaugural season. Fraser played 10 years in MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Colorado Rapids and Columbus Crew, winning the Supporters’ Shield in 1998 and 2004. Fraser, who became a U.S. citizen in 1986, represented the U.S. 27 times on the international stage. Fraser earned MLS Defender of the Year honors in 1999 and 2004 and was named to the MLS Best XI five times (1996, ’98,’99,’00, ’04). In December 2020, in celebration of the league’s 25th season, Fraser was named among the 25 Greatest players in MLS history."
Columbus Crew - Porter, Caleb (CLB): Caleb Porter has coached his team this season to earn results in several difficult environments on the road, securing points away from home in the hunt to return to the postseason. From May through September, the Club put together an unbeaten stretch of eight matches on the road, the second longest in Club history. Overall, the Club has earned a point in 17 of its last 19 matches through the end of September. The 2022 campaign is Porter’s fourth in Columbus and entering the month of October, he is one win away from becoming the tenth most winning coach in MLS history. With 112 regular-season wins all-time, he is one game back from Ben Olsen, with the tiebreaker being winning percentage.
D.C. United - Rooney, Wayne (DC): On July 12, 2022, D.C. United announced Wayne Rooney would be the club’s new Head Coach with his first official match in charge coming on July 31 against Orlando City SC. In his short-time at the club, Rooney has focused on instilling a new style of play, as well as introducing a youth movement into the first team. In addition to handing two debuts to youth players, Khristian Fletcher (age 17) and Matai Akinmboni (age 15), Rooney was named coach of the week in Matchweek 23 after guiding the Black-and-Red to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Orlando City SC in his first match in charge. Rooney joined D.C. United in June 2018 as a Designated Player. During his time with the Black-and-Red, Rooney appeared in 48 matches, scored 23 goals and assisted 15 others. He was voted MLS Best XI in 2018, an All-Star in 2019, and was an MLS MVP finalist in 2018. The 36-year-old was appointed as the full-time Manager of Derby County in January 2021 following a successful stint as Interim Player-Manager where he navigated the club from the bottom of the English Championship table to safety, avoiding relegation by three points. Prior to his first full season in charge of Derby County, the club were given a 21-point deduction by the Football Association for admitting to breaches of Profitability and Sustainability. Despite this disadvantage, Rooney guided the club to a record of 14-13-19, totaling 55 points, which would have been enough to secure safety in the Championship for another season if not for the point reduction. Rooney resigned as Manager of Derby County on June 24, 2022. As a professional, Rooney’s playing career began in the English Premier League on August 17, 2002 when he made his senior debut for Everton FC and assisted a goal helping the Toffees to a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. At 18 years old after two seasons with Everton, Rooney joined Manchester United in a record transfer deal ($35 million) where he played 13 seasons and scored 208 Premier League goals in 491 appearances, which is second best all-time, only behind Alan Shearer (260). During his time in Manchester, Rooney captured 16 major trophies, including five Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League in 2008, and the FA Cup in 2006. On the international stage, Rooney holds the record for the most-capped field player in England history (120) and is also the all-time leader in goals for The Three Lions (53). He appeared in three World Cups (2006, 2010, and 2014), as well as three UEFA European Championships (2004, 2012, and 2016), and captained his country 24 times across all competitions.
FC Cincinnati - Noonan, Pat (CIN): First-year head coach Pat Noonan has spearheaded FC Cincinnati’s 2022 season, which has seen the Orange and Blue on the verge of earning the club’s first Audi MLS Cup Playoffs berth and has set club records in points, wins and goals following three consecutive last place finishes in the Eastern Conference. Under Noonan, FC Cincinnati rank top-five in the league in goals and assists, and he has unlocked offensive career-years for Luciano Acosta, Brandon Vazquez, Brenner and Álvaro Barreal, a quartet which has accounted for over 80 percent of the club’s goals scored this season. With Noonan at the helm, Acosta and Vazquez became the first two MLS All-Stars in club history. Noonan has led the club on a 10-match unbeaten run, tied for the longest streak across MLS this season. Since May, the Orange and Blue have lost just once, a stretch out of the June International break which began on June 18 with the first of four points taken from Supporters’ Shield contenders Philadelphia Union, where Noonan previously served as an assistant. Noonan also led FCC to a convincing 3-1 win over his former club on August 6 at TQL Stadium and led FC Cincinnati to its largest margin of victory in club history on September 10, a 6-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.
FC Dallas - Estévez, Nico (DAL): Nico Estévez joined FC Dallas on Dec. 2, 2021 as the eighth full-time head coach in club history. Estévez joined the club from U.S. Soccer where he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s National Team. Estévez brought more than 22 years of coaching experience that included stints in Spain’s La Liga and Major League Soccer. He has helped FC Dallas reach the playoffs after failing to do so in 2022, while also reigniting FC Dallas' attack with Jesús Ferreira, Paul Arriola and Alan Velasco leading the offense with 33 goals combined. Estévez has also overseen the improve of Dallas' defensive record. Last year, FCD conceded 56 goals while this year the team has only conceded 35, good for the best defensive record in the Western Conference and second best in the league. Lastly, Estévez also helped FCD improve year-over year with 17 points, the biggest year-over-year improvement in FC Dallas history, besting the 14-point improvement from '98 to ’99.
Houston Dynamo - Nagamura, Paulo (HOU): N/A
Inter Miami CF - Neville, Phil (MIA): Following a busy offseason roster overhaul, including the departure of 15 players, head coach Phil Neville was one of the keys to constructing a younger, faster and more dynamic Inter Miami that reflected the values and culture of the organization. Eighteen signings were made between the winter and summer transfer windows, and despite the initial unfamiliarity of the group, Neville has been able to create a group that has already surpassed the most points in a single season in club history (42 points) and tied the most wins in a season (12) with three games to go. Additionally, Neville has made DRV PNK Stadium a fortress, with the club unbeaten in 11 of its last 12 home matches, winning nine of them. One of the most characteristic virtues of this Inter Miami squad led by Neville is its never-say-die attitude - the team has scored nine goals after the 80th minute to either tie or win a match. Additionally, the former Manchester United and Everton standout has been able to get the most out of his two forwards, Gonzalo Higuaín and Leonardo Campana, in key moments of the campaign and made them the first attacking duo in Club history to record double-digit scoring figures. The English manager has also been capable of developing young talents that have been instrumental to the team’s success - MLS 22 Under 22 midfielder Bryce Duke, young MLS SuperDraft selections defenders Aimé Mabika and Ryan Sailor and three-time MLS Team of the Week goalkeeper Drake Callender. His core group of veteran leaders have also commanded this squad to a favorable position in the standings, a group including MLS All-Star and USMNT defender DeAndre Yedlin, four-time MLS Team of the Week winner Damion Lowe and team captain Gregore. Lastly, Neville has shaped the culture of the squad off the field that has resulted in a fun, amicable team that enjoys spending time together sharing unique activities like meditation, team trivias and fashion competitions.
LA Galaxy - Vanney, Greg (LAG): In his second season managing an LA Galaxy squad that finished 13-12-9 during the 2021 MLS regular season, LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney has guided the club he played for seven seasons (1996-2001, 2008) to a 13-12-7 record during the first 32 matches of the 2022 campaign. Nine different players have made their LA Galaxy debut during the 2022 campaign under Vanney. Among the players that have made their debut for the Galaxy under Vanney are Riqui Puig (10 games played, 2 goals, 5 assists), Gastón Brugman (12 games played, 3 goals), Raheem Edwards (27 games played, 1 goal, 6 assists), Mark Delgado (27 games played, 2 goals, 4 assists), Douglas Costa (25 games played, 3 goals, 1 assist) and Martín Cáceres (4 games played, 1 assist).
Los Angeles FC - Cherundolo, Steve (LAFC): In his first season as an MLS head coach, LAFC’s Steve Cherundolo has been nothing short of record breaking. As a rookie head coach, Cherundolo took over an LAFC team that failed to make the playoffs a year ago and quickly integrated 12 new players into the group, consistently getting the most out of a team that has led MLS in points since Week 1. The former U.S. National Team star already has the most wins of a first-year MLS head coach (19) since 1998, and is two wins away from securing the record for the most wins by a first-year head coach in league history. Cherundolo has led LAFC back to the top of the league by expertly managing his roster, using 30 different starting lineup combinations through Sept. 18. Cherundolo has also proved adept at making the right late-game adjustments, as his substitutes have come on to score a league-high 15 goals off the bench, the third-highest total in MLS history, and LAFC has been dominant in the second half, outscoring opponents 43-13 after the halftime break. Cherundolo has continued to develop emerging young talents such as Mahala Opoku (21), Diego Palacios (23), Jose Cifuentes (23) and Mamadou Fall (19) into impact players, while blending a contingent of established stars into one of the most fearsome rosters in the league. Under Cherundolo, LAFC is among the league leaders in goals scored (64) and expected goals against per 90 minutes (1.02).
Minnesota United - Heath, Adrian (MIN): Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath has had another strong 2022 campaign. To-date, Heath has led his team to a 13-13-6 record, which included a seven-match unbeaten run over the summer months when the Loons went 5-0-2 (W-L-D) and earned 17 points. That summer stretch fell within another notable run-of-form when Heath’s side lost just once in 11 matches, holding an 8-1-2 record and gaining an impressive total of 26 points over that span. During this run, MNUFC scored 27 goals and defeated one of the top-two teams in the Western Conference, catapulting the club as high as third place in the Western Conference standings. Additionally, Heath led Minnesota to a new single-season club record of six wins on the road to-date. The Englishman also managed the MLS side that defeated LIGA MX’s top players 2-1 in the 2022 All-Star Game held in Minnesota this August. In July, Heath and Minnesota United hosted Everton of the English Premier League in a friendly match where the Englishman’s Loons emphatically defeated the Toffees 4-0 at Allianz Field.
Nashville SC - Smith, Gary (NSH): Nashville SC Head Coach Gary Smith has led the club through its toughest path to the 2022 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs after beginning the season with eight-consecutive road matches before opening the largest soccer specific stadium in the United States on May 1. Smith’s side finished that stretch with results in three of the final four road contests earning more points per game to start a season with eight or more matches on the road than any other team in league history with 1.38 (3W-3L-2D). The next closest was the Portland Timbers who earned 1.117 in 2019. Smith has maneuvered his squad into riding a season-high six match unbeaten streak, not having lost a match since Aug. 14 and has the club in prime position to make the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for a third consecutive year, an accomplishment that only the Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders, Atlanta United and LAFC have managed to achieve. Smith is also on the verge of personal bests, as one more victory will set a new career-high for wins in a season.
New England Revolution - Arena, Bruce (NE): Bruce Arena, the winningest head coach in MLS history and a four-time recipient of the Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year Award, led the Revolution in his fourth season with the club. As New England continues to pursue a fourth consecutive playoff berth under Arena with two games to play, the five-time MLS Cup champion is now only one victory away from becoming the first head coach in league annals to achieve 250 regular season victories. Arena’s career win percentage of .597 remains the best in MLS history among all managers with at least 100 games coached, while his .593 mark with the Revolution is comfortably the best in the club’s 27-year history.
New York City FC - Cushing, Nick (NYC): Starting the season as an assistant coach, Nick Cushing was thrust into the leading role of Head Coach following the midseason departure of MLS Cup-winning Head Coach Ronny Deila. While many managers could crumble under the pressure of taking over the defending champions, Cushing took the challenge head-on and began his time as Head Coach on an extremely strong note, going on a 6-game unbeaten streak. Despite facing a myriad of challenges, from losing reigning Golden Boot winner and star striker Taty Castellanos midseason to an injury plight that left the squad extremely thin, he has successfully navigated the team through this tough period as the Club looks set to make its seventh consecutive Audi MLS Cup Playoffs appearance. Most recently, Cushing has led the team in convincing fashion to claim the Club its latest piece of silverware, the Campeones Cup, defeating reigning Liga MX champions Atlas FC 2-0. He also led the 'Boys in Blue' to sweep the Hudson River Derby over arch-rivals, New York Red Bulls, for the first time in Club history.
New York Red Bulls - Struber, Gerhard (RBNY): Head Coach Gerhard Struber helped lead the New York Red Bulls to their 13th consecutive playoff berth, which is tied for the league record. In his second season with the club, Struber led New York to a 14-10-8 record, helping the Red Bulls record their most wins (14), most points (50), and highest standing (third place) since 2018. Struber and the Red Bulls had the best away record (9-4-3) and set new franchise records in away wins (9) and points earned on the road (30), both passing records set by the 2018 Supporters Shield winning team. The Kuchel, Austria native led New York to the Open Cup semifinals for the sixth time in franchise history and the farthest the team has gone in the tournament since 2017.
Orlando City - Pareja, Oscar (ORL): Oscar Pareja is now finishing up his third season with Orlando City SC and for the third year in a row has the Lions in contention for a playoff spot. After leading the team to the MLS is Back Tournament Final in his first season in Orlando, and qualifying for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in his first two years for the Club, Pareja coached the team to its first trophy in the MLS era by winning the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Philadelphia Union - Curtin, Jim (PHI): Jim Curtin has led the Union to the top of the Eastern Conference and the Supporters’ Shield race two of the past three seasons. Under his leadership, the Union have the most points in MLS over the past five seasons. In 2022, Curtin won three Coach of the Week awards and guided his club into contention to have the best goal differential in MLS history and the fewest goals allowed in MLS history. Curtin’s top attackers, Daniel Gazdag and Julian Carranza, combined for five goals in 2021 and have combined for 33 goals in 2022.
Portland Timbers - Savarese, Giovanni (POR): Giovanni Savarese is a two-time MLS Cup finalist, earning two Western Conference Championship titles since joining the Timbers in 2018. Savarese also earned the 2020 MLS is Back.
Real Salt Lake - Mastroeni, Pablo (RSL): RSL Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni has restored a tight-knit culture in the RSL locker room, resulting in a top-3 home record this 2022 MLS season and an outstanding record in "bounce-back" games, as RSL has posted an impressive 12W-2L-2T record in games following losses since assuming the Claret-and-Cobalt head coaching reins a year ago, dropping back-to-back games just twice in his 45-game RSL tenure ... Under Mastroeni, Real Salt Lake has shed its dismal road history, finding itself more competitive away from home than at any point in its 18 MLS seasons, including a 6W-5L-5T road run that marks the best-ever span in RSL's road annals.
San Jose Earthquakes - Covelo, Alex (SJ): Interim head coach Alex Covelo took the reins of the San Jose Earthquakes following Matias Almeyda’s departure on April 18. With a winless 0-4-3 record at the time, Covelo revived the Quakes, earning a 5-4-4 record in his first 13 MLS matches, including a 4-0-1 record in his first five home matches. Covelo helped settle a squad that experienced a seven-match winless streak to begin the season and gave the team a fighting chance at a postseason berth.
Seattle Sounders - Schmetzer, Brian (SEA): Schmetzer led Sounders FC to the 2022 Concacaf Champions League title, the first MLS team to capture the continental championship.
Sporting Kansas City - Vermes, Peter (SKC): The only individual to win MLS Cup as a player and coach with the same team, Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes is the longest tenured head coach with one club in Major League Soccer all-time and has now participated in the most MLS matches as a player and/or head coach in MLS history. Vermes played seven seasons in Major League Soccer from 1996-2002 and has served as Sporting’s Manager for 14 seasons since August 2009. In 2022, Vermes led Sporting to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals - making SKC the only club to reach the U.S. Open Cup semifinals, MLS conference semifinals or Concacaf Champions League semifinals in each of the last six seasons since 2017 - despite Designated Players Alan Pulido and Gadi Kinda missing the entirety of the season with knee injuries.
Toronto FC - Bradley, Bob (TOR): Bob Bradley is one of the most successful American soccer coaches of all time, with over 20 years of head coaching experience in six different countries. He was appointed as Toronto FC’s head coach and sporting director in 2021. During the 2022 MLS regular season, Bradley held a 9-16-7 record, which included a 5-game unbeaten run between between July 23rd and August 17th (3W-2D). Bradley recorded his 200th MLS victory as head coach against Philadelphia Union on April 16, 2022.
Vancouver Whitecaps - Sartini, Vanni (VAN): After taking the head coach role on an interim basis in August 2021, Vanni Sartini experienced his first full season as head coach of Whitecaps FC in 2022. The Italian guided the club to its second Canadian Championship title by claiming a 5-3 shootout victory against Toronto FC on July 26 and securing a spot in the Concacaf Champions League.
