Gregg Berhalter, a former World Cup defender who has guided the Columbus Crew to the MLS playoffs regularly under adverse circumstances, has been hired to coach the rebuilding U.S. men’s national soccer team.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the move Sunday and will formally introduce him Tuesday in New York.
The front-runner for months, Berhalter succeeds Dave Sarachan, who served on an interim basis for more than a year after Bruce Arena’s resignation in the wake of the U.S. team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
It’s unclear how many others were considered for the job.