Caleb Porter named Head Coach of New England Revolution

Foxborough, MA – The New England Revolution have named Caleb Porter as the club’s ninth Head Coach in club history.

Caleb Porter, 48, has 23 years of coaching experience and been coaching in Major League Soccer since 2013. He began his career as an Assistant Coach for the Indiana Hoosiers (2000-2005). During his time with Indiana, Porter helped them to 3 Conference Tournament Championships, 6 Regular Season Championships, 6 NCAA Tournament appearances, and 2 NCAA Tournament Titles. Following his time with Indiana, Porter moved on to   become the Head Coach of the Akron Zips (2006-2012). During his time in Akron, Porter led the Zips to 5 Conference Tournament Championships, 7 Regular Season Championships, 7 NCAA Tournament appearances, and 1 NCAA Tournament Championship. After his time with the Zips, Porter left his collegiate coaching career for the United States Men’s National Team U23s (2012-2013). He coached there for two seasons before moving on to Major League Soccer. In his first MLS gig, Porter was hired by the Portland Timbers (2013-2017). While with the Timbers, Porter held an 85W-57D-60L record (42.08%-win percentage). He went on to win MLS Coach of the Year in 2013 and won the MLS Cup with Portland in 2015. Following his mutually agreed separation from Portland in 2017, Porter took two years off and then was hired in January of 2019 to replace Gregg Berhalter for the Columbus Crew (2019-2022). While in Columbus, Porter held a 52W-39D-46L record (37.96%-win percentage). He won the 2020 MLS Cup and 2021 Campeones Cup with Columbus. Following the end of the 2022 MLS season, after missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, Porter was fired by the Crew.

In career remarks, Porter holds a 137W-96D-106L record (40.41% win-percentage) as a head coach in Major League Soccer.

The man knows what it takes to win pic.twitter.com/J01kXVHXoT

— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) December 19, 2023

Caleb Porter is now the Revolution’s ninth Head Coach in club history.

He follows the footsteps of Frank Stapleton, Thomas Rongen, Walter Zenga, Steve Nicol, Fernando Clavijo, Jay Heaps, Brad Friedel, and Bruce Arena as official Head Coaches for the Revolution. (Mike Lapper, Tom Soehn, Richie Williams, and Clint Peay held interim titles.)

The foundation is there. Let's keep building pic.twitter.com/LICauEzXOW

— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) December 19, 2023

Via Twitter, the Revolution posted Caleb Porter’s first statements after being named Head Coach.

“I’m honored to be named as the head coach of the New England Revolution. I’d like to start by thanking Robert and Jonathan Kraft, President Brian Bilello, and Sporting Director Curt Onalfo for this incredible opportunity. Throughout the interview process, it was clear the character, passion and ambition that the people in this club possess and I immediately felt connected and aligned with their strategy and values. The Revolution have a rich history and I’m driven to build off the strong foundation and help the players add to their legacy with the club. Lastly, I’m extremely motivated to reward the supporters for their undying loyalty over the past 27 years. I will work relentlessly to bring the first MLS cup to this storied club and New England.”

With Sporting Director Curt Onalfo naming Caleb Porter as the New England Revolution’s new Head Coach, the Revolution can now look to prepare before the start of their 2024 MLS campaign. With a rumored 18 days away till preseason, the Revolution are set to begin their journey towards a Concacaf Champions Cup and MLS Cup. For all MLS content, you can find it on the MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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