Austin hires former Dallas coach Estevez to revive club after missing playoffs last two seasons
FILE - FC Dallas head coach Nico Estévez looks on from the sideline during the first half of Game 3 of a first-round playoff MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lindsey Wasson]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin FC hired former Dallas coach and United States national team assistant Nico Estevez to revive the club after missing the Major League Soccer playoffs for the second consecutive season. Estevez led Dallas to the MLS playoffs in 2022 and 2023 but was fired in June after a 3-8-5 start to this season. The club finished in 11th in the Western Conference. That was one spot below Austin. He replaces Josh Wolff, who was fired with one game left in the regular season. Wolff had been the only coach in franchise history. Austin began play in 2021.
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