THE Colorado Rapids have employed Chris Armas as their subsequent supervisor, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Athleticism was the primary to announce the information.
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Armas replaces Robin Fraser, who was fired in September because the Rapids languished on the backside of the Western Convention. Chris Little, who was additionally a finalist, took over on an interim foundation, main the membership to a 2-4-2 document.
It wasn’t sufficient to knock the Rapids off the underside of the desk, as Colorado completed the season with 27 factors and a 5-17-12 document. Sources inform ESPN that Charlotte FC Assistant Pa Modou Ka was additionally a finalist, as have been two unnamed overseas managers.
Among the many confirmed candidates, Armas had essentially the most administration expertise. From 2015, he’s assistant to the New York Red Bulls below Jesse Marsch, and took over as supervisor following Marsch’s departure halfway by the 2018 marketing campaign, main the Purple Bulls to that 12 months’s Supporters Defend.
The 51-year-old, nevertheless, struggled afterwards. He was fired by the Purple Bulls halfway by the 2020 season and served as supervisor of Toronto FC because the staff failed to supply leads to 2021.
Armas later served as an assistant to Manchester United below Ralf Rangnick, and had a brief spell with Leeds United the place he was briefly reunited with Marsch.
As a participant, Armas frolicked MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Hearth, with whom he received an MLS Cup in 1998. Armas additionally made 66 appearances with the US males’s nationwide staff.