The most successful coach in Seattle Sounders history will be sticking around for a while longer. Nearly a month after his prior contract ran out, the Sounders officially announced on Monday that Brian Schmetzer and his entire coaching staff have been re-signed.
Schmetzer’s new contract will extend one of the longest relationships in North American soccer history to at least 20 years, having begun in 2002 when he was first hired as head coach of the USL team. Along the way, Schmetzer has delivered four league titles — two in USL and two in MLS — and taken the Sounders to four MLS Cup finals.