The former Real Salt Lake player turned assistant coach for the Real Monarchs was last year tasked with taking a team that had recently lost its head coach into the postseason. They lost in the first round, and Martín Vasquez came in.
But Vasquez left almost as soon as he arrived, and Olave was given the nod again. This time, he’s gone where no Monarchs team — or coach for that matter — has gone before: to the USL Championship Cup Final.
The Monarchs will face Louisville City FC on Sunday on the road.