The Fire finished with the worst record in MLS in 2015, but they will be hoping for a quick turnaround after hiring the Under-20 World Cup-winning coach to take charge.
The Chicago Fire interviewed a plethora of coaching candidates in search of the man who could help a moribund club recapture the success of its early years. Candidates ranged from younger to older, American and foreign, some with past ties to Major League Soccer and some who would have been new to the league.
Veljko Paunovic isn't an older coach with years of experience, or is he an MLS lifer with a decade in the league.