According to The Athletic, former United States Men’s National Team player Jermaine Jones (age 41) will join Central Valley Fuego FC of USL League One as their new head coach. The move, scheduled for November 1 according to the reporting, marks Jones’s debut as a senior team’s head coach.
Jones’s coaching career follows after a lengthy playing career. He made his debut with Eintracht Frankfurt’s senior team in 2001 in the 2. Bundesliga. While Jones had a stint with Bayer Leverkusen, he is largely remembered for his time with Schalke 04. Over the course of 7 years, he made 185 overall appearances with a Schalke team that were regulars in the UEFA Champions League, scoring 10 goals.