TACOMA, WASH. – Sounders FC today announced that Wade Webber has been named Tacoma Defiance Head Coach, replacing Chris Little, who was hired as an Assistant Coach for the Colorado Rapids earlier today. Webber, a longtime Sounders player from the USL era, has spent the last three seasons as an Assistant Coach for Tacoma. Webber has an extensive youth coaching history in Western Washington. Additionally, Sounders FC U-17 Head Coach Mike Morris and Sounders FC Academy & USL Goalkeeper Coach Josh Ford move full-time to the Defiance staff as Assistant Coaches.
“First off, I’d like to thank Chris Little for his service to the organization.