Eco Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Quote LA Galaxy name Guillermo Barros Schelotto Head Coach LOS ANGELES (Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2018) – The LA Galaxy announced today that the club has hired Guillermo Barros Schelotto as Head Coach. Schelotto, 45, joins the LA Galaxy after completing his third season with Boca Juniors, where he led the historic club to two Argentine Primera División championships. “I am honored to be the head coach for the most decorated club in Major League Soccer,” said LA Galaxy Head Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto. “This is a tremendous opportunity for me and I am excited to get to work. The LA Galaxy have long been the standard in MLS and I am ready to push the club to new heights.” As a player, Schelotto won six league titles and four Copa Libertadores in 10 seasons with Boca Juniors before signing with Columbus Crew in 2007, where he won one MLS Cup, two Supporters’ Shields, and was named 2008 Landon Donovan MLS MVP and 2008 MLS Cup MVP. “After a comprehensive search, domestically and internationally, we believe Guillermo will be a landmark signing for this club,” said LA Galaxy General Manager Dennis te Kloese. “Guillermo is a proven winner who has experience coaching, playing and winning for big clubs. It is our hope that Guillermo’s managing style and familiarity with MLS will bring trophies and championships to LA Galaxy fans and the city of Los Angeles.” Schelotto began his managerial career with Club Atlético Lanús of Argentina’s Primera División in 2012. He won the Copa Sudamericana in 2013 with the club. After four seasons with Lanús, Schelotto was named manager of Boca Juniors in March 2016. In his first full season, Boca won the Argentine Primera División, a feat they would repeat in the 2017-18 campaign. Born in La Plata, Argentina, Schelotto’s career as a player began with his boyhood club, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 1991. He spent five seasons with Gimnasia before being signed by the Argentinian powerhouse Boca Juniors, where he would record 300 appearances and over 80 goals as a forward. In 2007, Schelotto left Argentina to sign with Columbus Crew. Schelotto became the Crew’s first-ever designated player in 2008. That season, he tallied seven goals and 19 assists and was named 2008 Landon Donovan MLS MVP. He led the Crew to a Supporters’ Shield and their first MLS Cup win in that same season. He was named 2008 MLS Cup MVP for his three assists in the Crew’s 3-1 win over New York Red Bulls atDignity Health Sports Park. He won the Supporters’ Shield again for the Crew in 2009. In 2011, Schelotto returned to his first club, Gimnasia y Esgrima, and retired there as a player in that same season. Schelotto’s first season as LA Galaxy Head Coach will begin with the 2019 Home Opener, when the Galaxy host Chicago Fire on Saturday, March 2 at 5 p.m. PT. Tickets to that match are on sale now, available here. Schelotto and the LA Galaxy will kick off the 2019 MLS preseason in February, hosting three MLS sides during three consecutive Saturdays in February 2019. The Galaxy will begin first against Toronto FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Feb. 9, followed by Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 16 at Orange County Great Park and finishing with the Colorado Rapids on Feb. 23 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Garbage manager. Maybe he will prove me wrong but he really held Boca back at some stages. Baffling he's won so much there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Done well at Boca Juniors as a manager and has some semblance of an understanding of the MLS having played there for Columbus Crew. An understandable and sensible appointment from LA Galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 He was indeed shit for Boca, he's way off with his subs timings and has an extremely poor understanding of the quality of his players, letting good, performer players rot on the bench and leave and starting garbage that has proven to suck time and time again. But maybe in the MLS he'll do better, he's still young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted February 7, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 7, 2019 Quote LA Galaxy sign Uruguayan center back Diego Polenta February 7, 2019 The LA Galaxy have signed Uruguayan center back Diego Polenta with the use of Targeted Allocation Money, the club announced Thursday. Polenta, 28, last played for Club Nacional de Football in Uruguay’s first division, where he made 136 appearances across all competitions. He spent a few years in Italy between Genoa and Bari. He only made one appearance for the Genoa first team in Serie A, though featured regularly for Bari in Serie B, where he made 83 appearances. “Diego is a strong and gifted defender in his prime that we believe can become a top defender in Major League Soccer,” Galaxy General Manager Dennis te Kloese said in a statement. “He has experience playing at a very high level in Uruguay and he will contribute to an area of need in our defense. We are excited to add him to our roster and look forward to integrating him into our team as we prepare for the upcoming season.” The Galaxy conceded 64 goals in 2018 en route to missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/02/07/la-galaxy-sign-uruguayan-center-back-diego-polenta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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