The Orlando City head coach has helped the MLS expansion team to a promising start, but he nearly missed the chance after almost joining Toronto FC in 2012.
Orlando City's first season in Major League Soccer has been a dream come true for Adrian Heath, who took a chance on coaching a third-division team with the hope of one day leading that same club in the top league of American soccer.
Heath's Orlando City dream almost didn't happened.
When Orlando City takes on Toronto FC on Saturday, it will mark Heath's first meeting against the same TFC side he came close to joining as an assistant coach in 2012.