Marc Dos Santos - Two More Years As Impact Head Coach
The Montreal Impact confirmed today that one good deed does, in fact deserve another.
After taking over a team that looked to be well on its way on a downward spiral, from a coach (John Limniatis) who was arguably a media darling, and turning them around, taking them all the way to the USL D-1 championship, Marc Dos Santos officially had the word “interim” removed from his title.
Not only may he now be referred to simply as “coach”, but the Impact have rewarded Dos Santos for his performance by extending his contract through to the end of the 2011 season. Coincidentally, 2012 is the season where the Impact is expected to make the jump to the MLS.
It was clear from day 1 that a majority of the players welcomed Dos Santos’s vision and calm demeanour as he took over the team. Evidently, the rest of the team followed suit as many of them that had the chance to do so at the annual year-end banquet, thanked Dos Santos for his encouragement and motivation this season.
In the end, sometimes the good guy does win.
Please read on for the official Impact press release.
MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact officialised Friday Marc Dos Santos’ title as head coach of the Montreal team by announcing his return for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. “We are excited about the idea of having Marc with us for the next two seasons,” declared Impact technical director Nick De Santis. “He has proved his abilities as a coach by leading the team to the USL-1 championship. He managed to instil his winning mentality to all players. He is a coach who is devoted to his work and who is strongly committed to the team’s success.”
In his first season at the helm of the Impact, Dos Santos was named finalist for the Coach of the Year award of the USL First Division. He led the team in all its victories in the regular season and maintained a 12-8-6 record in 26 matches in the USL-1. He then led the Impact to a third championship in club history after six consecutive wins in the playoffs.
“I’m very happy to be back with the Impact,” mentioned Dos Santos. “This agreement shows the amount of trust that the team managers have in me. I’m thrilled to have won in 2009, but there are still many other things that I wish to win with the Impact.”
Marc Dos Santos’ assistant coaches will be announced at a later date.
TRIP TO PORTUGAL
Nick De Santis and Marc Dos Santos are back from a 10-day trip to Portugal. They had the opportunity to meet with Portuguese clubs, evaluate a number of players and visit training facilities.
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