List of United States men's national soccer team head coaches
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The role of the United States men's national soccer team coach was first established in 1916 with the appointment of Thomas Cahill. Forty-one men have occupied this position. The following tables include various statistics for head coaches of the United States men's national soccer team (featuring matches, wins, losses, ties, goals for, goals against, and goal differential along with goals for average and goals-against average) from the team's inception in 1916 through the October 12, 2024, match against Panama. The result percentage is based on the formula used by U . Soccer in their U . Soccer Media Guide, found on page 78.
Tables
· Head coaches
Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino
Coaches
Mauricio Pochettino
Years
2024–
M
16
Wins
10
Draws
1
Losses
7
Result %
55 %
GF
23
GA
20
GD
+3
AGF
1
AGA
1
Mikey Varas
Mikey Varas
Coaches
Mikey Varas
Years
2024
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
1
Losses
1
Result %
25 %
GF
2
GA
3
GD
–1
AGF
1
AGA
1
Gregg Berhalter
Gregg Berhalter
Coaches
Gregg Berhalter
Years
2018–2022,
2023–2024
M
74
Wins
44
Draws
13
Losses
17
Result %
68 %
GF
144
GA
56
GD
+88
AGF
1
AGA
0
B. J. Callaghan
B. J. Callaghan
Coaches
B. J. Callaghan
Years
2023
M
7
Wins
4
Draws
3
Losses
0
Result %
78 %
GF
21
GA
4
GD
+17
AGF
3
AGA
0
Anthony Hudson
Anthony Hudson
Coaches
Anthony Hudson
Years
2023
M
5
Wins
2
Draws
2
Losses
1
Result %
60 %
GF
10
GA
4
GD
+6
AGF
2
AGA
1
Dave Sarachan
Dave Sarachan
Coaches
Dave Sarachan
Years
2017–2018
M
12
Wins
3
Draws
4
Losses
5
Result %
41 %
GF
11
GA
15
GD
–4
AGF
0
AGA
1
Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena
Coaches
Bruce Arena
Years
1998–2006,
2017
M
148
Wins
81
Draws
35
Losses
32
Result %
66 %
GF
243
GA
111
GD
+132
AGF
1
AGA
0
Jürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann
Coaches
Jürgen Klinsmann
Years
2011–2016
M
98
Wins
55
Draws
16
Losses
27
Result %
64 %
GF
178
GA
109
GD
+69
AGF
1
AGA
1
Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley
Coaches
Bob Bradley
Years
2007–2011
M
80
Wins
43
Draws
12
Losses
25
Result %
61 %
GF
134
GA
97
GD
+37
AGF
1
AGA
1
Steve Sampson
Steve Sampson
Coaches
Steve Sampson
Years
1995–1998
M
62
Wins
26
Draws
14
Losses
22
Result %
53 %
GF
83
GA
69
GD
+14
AGF
1
AGA
1
Bora Milutinović
Bora Milutinović
Coaches
Bora Milutinović
Years
1991–1995
M
96
Wins
30
Draws
31
Losses
35
Result %
47 %
GF
116
GA
110
GD
+6
AGF
1
AGA
1
John Kowalski
John Kowalski
Coaches
John Kowalski
Years
1991
M
2
Wins
1
Draws
1
Losses
0
Result %
75 %
GF
4
GA
2
GD
+2
AGF
2
AGA
1
Bob Gansler
Bob Gansler
Coaches
Bob Gansler
Years
1982,
1989–1991
M
37
Wins
15
Draws
6
Losses
16
Result %
48 %
GF
43
GA
41
GD
+2
AGF
1
AGA
1
Lothar Osiander
Lothar Osiander
Coaches
Lothar Osiander
Years
1986–1988
M
18
Wins
4
Draws
5
Losses
9
Result %
36 %
GF
12
GA
21
GD
–9
AGF
0
AGA
1
Alkis Panagoulias
Alkis Panagoulias
Coaches
Alkis Panagoulias
Years
1983–1985
M
18
Wins
6
Draws
7
Losses
5
Result %
52 %
GF
19
GA
21
GD
–2
AGF
1
AGA
1
Walt Chyzowych
Walt Chyzowych
Coaches
Walt Chyzowych
Years
1976–1980
M
32
Wins
8
Draws
10
Losses
14
Result %
40 %
GF
26
GA
50
GD
–24
AGF
0
AGA
1
Manfred Schellscheidt
Manfred Schellscheidt
Coaches
Manfred Schellscheidt
Years
1975
M
3
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
3
Result %
0 %
GF
1
GA
11
GD
–10
AGF
0
AGA
3
Al Miller
Al Miller
Coaches
Al Miller
Years
1975
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
0 %
GF
0
GA
11
GD
–11
AGF
0
AGA
5
Dettmar Cramer
Dettmar Cramer
Coaches
Dettmar Cramer
Years
1974
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
0 %
GF
1
GA
4
GD
–3
AGF
0
AGA
2
Gordon Bradley
Gordon Bradley
Coaches
Gordon Bradley
Years
1973
M
5
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
5
Result %
0 %
GF
1
GA
9
GD
–8
AGF
0
AGA
1
Gene Chyzowych
Gene Chyzowych
Coaches
Gene Chyzowych
Years
1973
M
5
Wins
3
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
60 %
GF
4
GA
5
GD
–1
AGF
0
AGA
1
Max Wosniak
Max Wosniak
Coaches
Max Wosniak
Years
1973
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
0 %
GF
0
GA
8
GD
–8
AGF
0
AGA
4
Bob Kehoe
Bob Kehoe
Coaches
Bob Kehoe
Years
1971–1972
M
4
Wins
0
Draws
1
Losses
3
Result %
12 %
GF
6
GA
10
GD
–4
AGF
1
AGA
2
Gordon Jago
Gordon Jago
Coaches
Gordon Jago
Years
1969
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
0 %
GF
0
GA
3
GD
–3
AGF
0
AGA
1
Phil Woosnam
Phil Woosnam
Coaches
Phil Woosnam
Years
1968
M
9
Wins
4
Draws
1
Losses
4
Result %
50 %
GF
22
GA
22
GD
0
AGF
2
AGA
2
George Meyer
George Meyer
Coaches
George Meyer
Years
1957, 1965
M
8
Wins
1
Draws
2
Losses
5
Result %
25 %
GF
9
GA
26
GD
–17
AGF
1
AGA
3
John Herberger
John Herberger
Coaches
John Herberger
Years
1964
M
1
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
1
Result %
0 %
GF
0
GA
10
GD
–10
AGF
0
AGA
10
Jim Reed
Jim Reed
Coaches
Jim Reed
Years
1959–1961
M
4
Wins
0
Draws
1
Losses
3
Result %
12 %
GF
4
GA
16
GD
–12
AGF
1
AGA
4
Jimmy Mills
Jimmy Mills
Coaches
Jimmy Mills
Years
1956
M
1
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
1
Result %
0 %
GF
1
GA
9
GD
–8
AGF
1
AGA
9
Ernő Schwarz
Ernő Schwarz
Coaches
Ernő Schwarz
Years
1953–1955
M
6
Wins
2
Draws
0
Losses
4
Result %
33 %
GF
12
GA
18
GD
–6
AGF
2
AGA
3
John Wood
John Wood
Coaches
John Wood
Years
1952
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
0 %
GF
0
GA
14
GD
–14
AGF
0
AGA
7
Bill Jeffrey
Bill Jeffrey
Coaches
Bill Jeffrey
Years
1950
M
3
Wins
1
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
33 %
GF
4
GA
8
GD
–4
AGF
1
AGA
2
Walter Giesler
Walter Giesler
Coaches
Walter Giesler
Years
1948–1949
M
8
Wins
1
Draws
1
Losses
6
Result %
33 %
GF
8
GA
44
GD
–36
AGF
1
AGA
5
Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown
Coaches
Andrew Brown
Years
1947
M
2
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
0 %
GF
2
GA
10
GD
–8
AGF
1
AGA
5
Bill Lloyd
Bill Lloyd
Coaches
Bill Lloyd
Years
1937
M
3
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
3
Result %
0 %
GF
6
GA
19
GD
–13
AGF
2
AGA
6
Elmer Schroeder
Elmer Schroeder
Coaches
Elmer Schroeder
Years
1936
M
1
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
1
Result %
0 %
GF
0
GA
1
GD
–1
AGF
0
AGA
1
David Gould
David Gould
Coaches
David Gould
Years
1934
M
2
Wins
1
Draws
0
Losses
1
Result %
50 %
GF
5
GA
9
GD
–4
AGF
2
AGA
4
Robert Millar
Robert Millar
Coaches
Robert Millar
Years
1930
M
4
Wins
2
Draws
0
Losses
2
Result %
50 %
GF
10
GA
10
GD
0
AGF
2
AGA
2
George Burford
George Burford
Coaches
George Burford
Years
1924, 1928
M
6
Wins
2
Draws
1
Losses
3
Result %
41 %
GF
10
GA
22
GD
–12
AGF
1
AGA
3
Nat Agar
Nat Agar
Coaches
Nat Agar
Years
1925–1926
M
3
Wins
2
Draws
0
Losses
1
Result %
66 %
GF
12
GA
3
GD
+8
AGF
4
AGA
1
Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill
Coaches
Thomas Cahill
Years
1916
M
2
Wins
1
Draws
1
Losses
0
Result %
75 %
GF
4
GA
3
GD
+1
AGF
2
AGA
1
| Coaches | Years | M | Wins | Draws | Losses | Result % | GF | GA | GD | AGF | AGA |
| Mauricio Pochettino | 2024– | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 55 % | 23 | 20 | +3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mikey Varas | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 % | 2 | 3 | –1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Berhalter | 2018–2022, 2023–2024 | 74 | 44 | 13 | 17 | 68 % | 144 | 56 | +88 | 1 | 0 |
| B. J. Callaghan | 2023 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 78 % | 21 | 4 | +17 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Hudson | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60 % | 10 | 4 | +6 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Sarachan | 2017–2018 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 41 % | 11 | 15 | –4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Arena | 1998–2006, 2017 | 148 | 81 | 35 | 32 | 66 % | 243 | 111 | +132 | 1 | 0 |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | 2011–2016 | 98 | 55 | 16 | 27 | 64 % | 178 | 109 | +69 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bradley | 2007–2011 | 80 | 43 | 12 | 25 | 61 % | 134 | 97 | +37 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Sampson | 1995–1998 | 62 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 53 % | 83 | 69 | +14 | 1 | 1 |
| Bora Milutinović | 1991–1995 | 96 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 47 % | 116 | 110 | +6 | 1 | 1 |
| John Kowalski | 1991 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 % | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gansler | 1982, 1989–1991 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 48 % | 43 | 41 | +2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lothar Osiander | 1986–1988 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 36 % | 12 | 21 | –9 | 0 | 1 |
| Alkis Panagoulias | 1983–1985 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 52 % | 19 | 21 | –2 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Chyzowych | 1976–1980 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 40 % | 26 | 50 | –24 | 0 | 1 |
| Manfred Schellscheidt | 1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 % | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Miller | 1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 0 | 11 | –11 | 0 | 5 |
| Dettmar Cramer | 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordon Bradley | 1973 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 % | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Chyzowych | 1973 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60 % | 4 | 5 | –1 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Wosniak | 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 0 | 8 | –8 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Kehoe | 1971–1972 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 % | 6 | 10 | –4 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordon Jago | 1969 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Woosnam | 1968 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 50 % | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| George Meyer | 1957, 1965 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25 % | 9 | 26 | –17 | 1 | 3 |
| John Herberger | 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jim Reed | 1959–1961 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 % | 4 | 16 | –12 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Mills | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 1 | 9 | –8 | 1 | 9 |
| Ernő Schwarz | 1953–1955 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 % | 12 | 18 | –6 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wood | 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Jeffrey | 1950 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 % | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 | 2 |
| Walter Giesler | 1948–1949 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33 % | 8 | 44 | –36 | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Brown | 1947 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 2 | 10 | –8 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Lloyd | 1937 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 % | 6 | 19 | –13 | 2 | 6 |
| Elmer Schroeder | 1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 | 1 |
| David Gould | 1934 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 % | 5 | 9 | –4 | 2 | 4 |
| Robert Millar | 1930 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 % | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| George Burford | 1924, 1928 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 % | 10 | 22 | –12 | 1 | 3 |
| Nat Agar | 1925–1926 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 % | 12 | 3 | +8 | 4 | 1 |
| Thomas Cahill | 1916 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 % | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 1 |
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