Eric Quill, a former nine-year veteran of Major League soccer who spent a season with the then-Dallas Burn, will be the first coach of FC Dallas' USL League One affiliate North Texas SC, the teams announced Thursday.
“I’m ready for this next step in my coaching career and I couldn’t pick a better organization to help me grow as a head coach and leader,” Quill said in a statement. ”To have the opportunity to play for the Hunt family and now coach for the organization is truly an honor.”
Quill holds a U.S. Soccer Federation “A” coaching license and was previously technical director of Texans Soccer Club Houston in charge of player development, coaching development and technical training curriculum. As academy director and U-18 head coach, Quill guided Texans SC to its first ever national title when it won the US Development Academy U-18 Championship in 2017.
He also has experience at the youth international level, previously serving as an assistant for the US U-15, U-17 and U-19 squads.
Quill scored 12 goals and added 31 assists during his nine seasons in MLS while playing for the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Kansas City Wizards, NY/NJ MetroStars and the Dallas Burn.
