Freddy Juarez (born April 1, 1978) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC. Juarez most recently was the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederico Juarez | ||
| Date of birth | April 1, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | El Paso Patriots | 133 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 43 | (11) |
| 2004–2007 | Minnesota Thunder | 89 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | United States futsal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Real Monarchs | ||
| 2016–2019 | Real Salt Lake (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Real Salt Lake | ||
| 2021– | Seattle Sounders FC (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 1, 2021 | |||
Playing career
editHe began his professional career in 1998[2] with the El Paso Patriots. In 2004, he moved to the Minnesota Thunder[3] for four seasons.
- 1999-2000 Wichita Wings NPSL (MISL)
- 2005 Invited into U.S. Men's National Team Camp
- 2007 U.S. Men's National Futsal Team
Coaching career
editDuring the off season, Freddy also coaches a premier club team in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He has had much success coaching many teams from the New Mexico Striker F.C. His U19 team has won the New Mexico state championship six times and made it to the Far West Regional finals on more than one occasion. Coaching, Freddy has produced two professional players, brothers Edgar Castillo and Noel Castillo.[citation needed]
He served as an assistant coach for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer; he was elevated to interim head coach on August 11, 2019, after the firing of Mike Petke. In December 2019 he became the team's fifth head coach.[4] On August 27, 2021, it was announced that Freddy had parted ways with immediate effect from Real Salt Lake for a new opportunity, with Pablo Mastroeni taking over as interim head coach.[5]
On September 1, 2021, Seattle Sounders FC announced that Juarez had been hired as an assistant coach.[6]
Coaching record
edit- As of August 22, 2021[7]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Real Monarchs | 
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December 23, 2014 | December 6, 2016 | 60 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 30.00 |
| Real Salt Lake |
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August 11, 2019 | August 27, 2021 | 55 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 32.73 |
| Total | 115 | 36 | 28 | 51 | 135 | 160 | −25 | 31.30 | |||
References
edit- ^ Bogert, Tom. "Real Salt Lake name Freddy Juarez head coach, Elliot Fall general manager". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ Boehm, Charles. "Who is Real Salt Lake interim head coach Freddy Juarez?". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "3 Thunder players get national team tryouts". Star Tribune. January 18, 2005.
- ^ "RSL Names Freddy Juarez Head Coach". RSL.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Real Salt Lake, head coach Freddy Juarez part ways midseason | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (September 1, 2021). "Sounders announce Freddy Juarez as new assistant coach". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Freddy Juarez career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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