The Seattle Sounders are looking for a new academy director, according to a public posting on TeamWorkOnline.com. The position reports to Director of Player Development Henry Brauner, who will lead the search.
The post had most previously been filled by Gary Lewis, who has taken a job as the New York Red Bulls II head coach, Sounder at Heart has learned. Red Bulls II have been the most successful MLS2 team in the USL Championship and will spend at least one more season there before presumably moving to MLS Next Pro. Lewis had previously coached the Sounder U17s, served in a similar role with the Philadelphia Union and has coached in the youth ranks of U.