Hoping to recreate the success of its first coach, Atlanta United hired Argentina’s Gabriel Heinze on Friday to manage the Five Stripes, who endured a miserable season just two years after winning the MLS Cup championship.
The 42-year-old Heinze spent the last two-plus seasons leading Velez Sarsfield in Argentina’s top division. He will become the fourth head coach in Atlanta United history, succeeding interim coach Stephen Glass.
Heinze played under United’s first coach, Tata Martino, and is expected to return to the attacking style that worked so well in the franchise’s first two seasons, leading to a championship in Year 2 and record-setting attendance that was among the highest in the world.
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