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'He has the tools you need': First-year head coach Luchi Gonzalez is ready to lead FC Dallas

FRISCO -- Luchi Gonzalez liked soccer before it was cool.

At heart, Gonzalez is a soccer hipster. Growing up in Miami and learning the game from his Peruvian father, a young Luchi wasn't focused on the biggest stars in the sport.

Instead, the coach, who will make his debut on the a professional level Saturday when FC Dallas hosts the New England Revolution, was locked in on Argentina's biggest sports channel, dreaming of one day playing in the Copa Libertadores.

"I watched a lot of TyC. I followed River. River was my team when I was young, but it was hard to not like Boca as well with the players they had at their time and the culture and their stadium, the Bombonera.