SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 16, 2024) – San Antonio FC introduced at the moment the membership has appointed Carlos Llamosa because the group’s head coach. Llamosa turns into the third head coach in SAFC historical past because the membership prepares to have a good time its tenth anniversary season in 2025.
“We’re blissful to welcome Carlos Llamosa to the SAFC household as our new head coach,” mentioned SAFC Sporting Director Marco Ferruzzi. “Carlos brings a pedigree of successful and success as a participant and coach on the highest stage of our home recreation. He has a deep understanding of the skilled pathway for gamers on this nation and has developed and labored with prime gamers. As we have a good time our tenth season, we look ahead to beginning our new period with Carlos on the sidelines.”
Llamosa brings 14 years {of professional} teaching expertise throughout a number of divisions to the helm at SAFC. He started his teaching profession as an assistant in MLS with Chivas USA in 2010. He then moved to the New York Cosmos because the membership returned to skilled soccer after 28 dormant years. Whereas with the Cosmos, Llamosa loved an undefeated residence document in 2013, serving to lead the squad to a NASL Fall Season title and NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in the identical season.
In 2017, the Colombia native returned to the MLS ranks as an assistant for the New England Revolution. Llamosa coached most just lately at Portland Timbers from 2018-23, serving to information Portland to MLS runner-up finishes in 2018 and 2021 and an MLS is Again match championship in 2020.
“I’m very excited for the chance to be a part of this wonderful household at the most effective organizations within the nation,” mentioned Llamosa. “Along with the entrance workplace and technical workers, I look ahead to placing collectively a prime group within the league, and I can’t wait to expertise the environment our followers will create at our first recreation.”
Previous to his time as a coach, Llamosa loved a profitable taking part in profession over a span of 18 years. Enjoying as a defender, Llamosa started his profession in Colombia for second-division facet Colmena (1986-89) adopted by first-division Huila (1990) earlier than transferring to the USA. He made 181 appearances over the course of his MLS profession, taking part in with D.C. United (1997-2000), Miami Fusion (2001), New England Revolution (2002-05) and Chivas USA (2006-07). Llamosa is a two-time MLS Cup winner with D.C. and was chosen to the MLS Finest XI with Miami in 2001. Shortly after changing into a United States citizen in 1998, Llamosa made his U.S. nationwide group debut and went on to earn 29 caps. Llamosa formally retired from skilled play in 2007.
