Bob Bradley

Bob Bradley ( born March 3, 1958 in Montclair ( New Jersey)) is an American football coach.

Career

Bradley is the coach with the most success in the North American professional league Major League Soccer. In his nine years in MLS, he coached the Chicago Fire SC, the MetroStars and Chivas USA.

First years as a trainer

Bradley grew up in New Jersey. He actively played football at West Essex High School in North Caldwell and later at Princeton University. For professional, he never made ​​it. After his college degree Bradley completed training for executives is continuous at Procter & Gamble. He then went to Ohio University to study sports management. Only a short time later he was at the age of 22 years, coach of the local football team.

After his stay at Ohio University, he was obliged by the then coach of the national team of the University of Virginia, as assistant coach Bruce Arena. In 1984 he moved back to his former Princeton University, where he was hired as head coach. Where he led the University team for the next eleven years. With the team he won twice the Ivy League and reached the semifinals of the 1993 NCAA Men 's Division I Soccer Championship.

Entry into the professional football business and establishment

After more than ten years, Bradley in 1996 assistant coach of DC United in the newly formed North American professional league Major League Soccer. Previously, he coached already briefly the U -23 team in the USA as an assistant coach. Two seasons later, in which he as an assistant coach of the DC U.S. Open Cup in 1996, the Ostzonenmeisterschaft 1997 and the Major League Soccer won in 1996 and 1997, Bradley moved to Chicago Fire SC. In Chicago, he worked on players like Chris Armas, Kovalenko Dmytro, Luboš Kubík, Piotr Nowak, Tony Sanneh and Josh Wolff. Right off the bat Bradley won with his new team the U.S. Open Cup and managed to qualify for the U.S. Zone Championship, in which the club qualified as a third party for the final round of the Major League Soccer. About the Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy, the team moved into the final of the U.S. Championships. There, Bradley met D.C. on his old club United. In the meeting on 25 October 1998 at the Rose Bowl Stadium were then Jerzy Podbrożny and Diego Gutierrez, who could meet for Chicago and the game decided 2-0 for Bradley's team. These achievements earned him the award for MLS Coach of the Year. When U.S. title holder the coach led his team in the CONCACAF Champions League in 1999. This could prevail against Joe Public FC in the quarter-finals, then failed but in the semi-final against 1:1 and 4:5 on penalties to LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica. 2000 won the Chicago Fire again the U.S. Open Cup. Like two years before the Bradley team again reached the final of the U.S. Championships, but there had to admit defeat to the Kansas City Wizards 0-1. For the new season, the football coach separated from the Men in Red and signed with the New York MetroStars. There he broke Octavio Zambrano from a coach. Even with his new team managed to Bradley in the final of the U.S. Open Cup collect. However, he lost to his former team in Chicago 0-1. In three years with the MetroStars but he did not make it beyond the penultimate round of the championship. Still 2005 Bradley was replaced by the Scots Mo Johnston in the post of coach. Yet on 23 November of the same year he took over the established until 2004 CD Chivas USA, where he replaced Hans Westerhof. Bradley formed the team to a competitive club and led them into the U.S. championship playoffs. After a 2-1 win and a 0-2 defeat in the semifinals of the zone championship against Houston Dynamo, the club withdrew from the competition. Bradley's services were still appreciated and he received the award for the second time MLS Coach of the Year.

U.S. national team coach

After this season made ​​him the United States Soccer Federation as interim coach of the U.S. after Bruce Arena was terminated. He is in charge from now on the U.S. Olympic team (U -23). After a series of successes Bradley was finally unveiled on 15 May 2007 as the new coach of the U.S. Association after discussions with other candidates came to no result. In 2007, he won with the team the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the final, Mexico was defeated 2-1. That same year, the U.S. team was invited to the Copa America 2007. Devoid of points the team already retired from after the first round. Henceforth, Bradley focused on qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. As a Gold Cup winner of 2007 it was also entitled to participate in the Confederations Cup 2009. Here you reach the final, which was but lost 2:3 (2:0) against Brazil. It was also held in the same year, the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009. Once again reached the finals and again Bradley's team was the opponent Mexico. After the victory of 2007, the U.S. team lost this time clearly with 0:5. In October 2009, the U.S. Selection secured the participation at the World Cup in South Africa. There, Bradley led his team into the second round, where you eliminated against Ghana. Bradley was appointed by the American Olympic Committee, the U.S. National Coach of the Year in 2009 as early as March 2010. He received this award as first football coach since its introduction in 1996. According to the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 there was speculation about whether Bradley resigns as coach of the national team, but the U.S. federation wanted to continue working with the football coach. Bradley should lead the U.S. team for the Football World Cup in 2014, but in July, 2011, the Association of the premature separation known.

National coach of Egypt

In September 2011, Bradley took over the vacant post as head coach of the Egyptian national team. On 30 June 2012 his first setback came in Egypt. For the second time, the Egyptian national team failed to qualify for the Africa Cup. The team of Bob Bradley lost in the first leg at home against the Central African Republic 2:3, in the second leg she did not come to a 1-1 draw. Debt to the political unrest in the country as well as its double burden of two parallel qualifications. The goal was to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but was missed by a 1:6 defeat in the play-off first leg against Ghana. Then, his contract was not renewed.

Coach of Stabæk IF

Since January 2014 he is the coach of the Norwegian second division Stabæk IF.

Achievements

  • Ivy League with Princeton University: 2 times
  • U.S. Open Cup with DC United: 1996 ( as assistant coach )
  • Ostzonenmeisterschaft with DC United: 1997 ( as assistant coach )
  • Major League Soccer with DC United: 1996, 1997 ( as assistant coach )
  • U.S. Open Cup with Chicago Fire: 1998, 2000
  • Major League Soccer with Chicago Fire: 1998
  • MLS Coach of the Year: 1998, 2006
  • U.S. Zone Championship with Chicago Fire: 2000
  • La Manga Cup with New York Metro Stars: 2004
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2007
  • U.S. National Coach of the Year

Private

Bob Bradley is the father of U.S. team player Michael Bradley, who is since July 2012 at Roma under contract. His brother Scott Bradley was a former professionaller baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners. His brother Jeff Bradley is a sports journalist with ESPN magazine

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