Revolution reportedly set to rent Marko Mitrovic as head coach
New England Revolution
Mitrovic lately led the U.S. youth crew to the quarterfinals on the U-20 World Cup.
The Revolution seem like making a clear break with the membership’s current historical past within the alternative of a brand new head coach.
Marko Mitrovic, previously the top coach of the USA males’s U-20 nationwide crew, is ready to change into New England’s head coach. The information was initially reported by Tom Bogert of The Athletic.
Mitrovic, 47, most lately led the U.S. youth nationwide crew to the quarterfinals on the U-20 World Cup. The run included notable wins in opposition to France and Italy earlier than falling to eventual champions Morocco.
Previous to that, the Serbian-born Mitrovic (a naturalized U.S. citizen) additionally led the U.S. crew on the 2024 Olympics, which ended with one other quarterfinal end. His profession as a head coach has to this point been at a youth stage, working within the academy of Crimson Star Belgrade in addition to a number of ranges of Serbian’s youth nationwide crew.
Whereas teaching Serbia, he helped information the Balkan nation to victory on the 2015 U-20 World Cup, defeating a gifted Brazilian crew 2-1 within the last performed in New Zealand.
Together with youth teaching, Mitrovic has expertise working as an assistant, having spent 4 years with the Chicago Fireplace, in addition to a stint with English membership Studying. Following that, he joined the U.S. youth teaching employees in 2022 (main, at numerous factors, the U-19, U-20, and U-23 groups).
Previous to his teaching profession, Mitrovic — who was born in Belgrade and grew up studying the sport within the Crimson Star academy — performed for 14 golf equipment in a 15-year profession.
The choice to rent him will surely characterize a brand new path for a crew in determined want of 1. The place New England’s final two teaching hires — Bruce Enviornment and Caleb Porter — represented the league’s institution (each arrived having already led a number of MLS tenures), Mitrovic can be an try at a clear slate.
And whereas each Enviornment and Porter rode into city with spectacular resumes (every having gained a number of MLS Cups), they have been additionally accompanied by a correspondingly bigger quantity of luggage. Enviornment led New England to the 2021 Supporters’ Defend, however finally resigned after a 2023 MLS investigation confirmed allegations that he had used “insensitive and inappropriate remarks.” Porter, who succeeded Enviornment, was by no means capable of efficiently implement his imaginative and prescient, and was fired in September amid back-to-back two shedding seasons.
Wanting forward, New England may very well be poised for a bounceback season. Whereas optimistic outcomes have been laborious to return by in 2025 amid an eleventh place end within the Japanese Convention, the roster comprises a number of gifted gamers (together with former MLS MVP Carles Gil). Late-season addition Dor Turgeman scored three objectives in three video games, and will flourish in 2026 when given an opportunity to play in a full season in MLS.
Given Mitrovic’s background as a youth coach, he may additionally assist the Revolution additional leverage the membership’s current academy successes. Having produced high-potential younger gamers in current seasons like Esmir Bajraktarević (now with reigning Dutch champions PSV) and present left again Peyton Miller (who performed below Mitrovic on the current U-20 World Cup), the Revolution may give further academy abilities an opportunity within the first crew.
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