Charlotte FC’s search its third head coach of franchise historical previous has solution to an pause.
Dean Smith has joined the club on a multi-year contract, the Eastern Conference aspect launched Tuesday. The 52-year-ragged dilapidated Premier League boss had been with out a job since serving as Leicester City manager from April-June 2023.
“I’m honored to be appointed because the next head coach of Charlotte FC and might perchance’t wait to originate preparations for the 2024 season,” stated Smith. “All around the interview job, it used to be clear that here’s an ambitious club with the faithful components for success and I’m happy to launch a brand recent chapter in Charlotte.
“Right here’s a unfamiliar different to be portion of a mission with so unprecedented doable to take to recent heights in Critical League Soccer,” Smith added. “I’d delight in to thank Mr. Tepper, Zoran, Joe and the the rest of the Charlotte FC management for entrusting me to steer this crew and I live up for assembly every person concerned with Charlotte FC.”
A West Midlands native, Smith is most efficient identified for leading Aston Villa reduction to the Premier League in 2019. Smith has moreover managed Walsall, Brentford, and Norwich City throughout his lengthy instructing occupation.
Total, Smith has posted a 213-174-218 file at some stage in all competitions. He earned one Premier League Supervisor of the Month honor in December 2020.
Smith most no longer too lengthy previously tried to reduction Leicester City steer a long way flung from relegation remaining spring, but the Foxes simplest gained two of his eight fits to blame.
“We’re enraged to welcome Dean and his family to Charlotte to turn out to be the next head coach of Charlotte FC,” stated Proprietor David Tepper. “We’re confident his management and experience will reduction elevate our Membership beyond its first playoff look into a championship crew.”
Charlotte FC reached the Wild Card Round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs but suffered elimination on the fingers of the Contemporary York Red Bulls.
