Phil Wheddon is the only goalkeeper coach to have coached for both the US Men's and Women's National Teams, and now he will join Philadelphia Union's first team as the goalkeeper coach.
Last season, Wheddon took over as Philadelphia Union II's goalkeeping coach, helping to develop now-NCAA National Champion Tomas Romero and Matt Freese. The veteran coach of three FIFA World Cups also brings 11 years of experience as the women's soccer head coach at Syracuse and two Olympic Gold Medals to his new role.
A year ago, Oka Nikolov acted as an assistant coach while also monitoring the goalkeepers.