Field Level Media
07 Dec 2022, 01:55 GMT+10
Columbus Crew SC reached north of the border for their next head coach, hiring Wilfried Nancy away from CF Montreal.
"We are thrilled to welcome Wilfried to Columbus as the next head coach of the Crew," Crew president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a news release on Tuesday. "Throughout this process, it was clear that he is a knowledgeable, insightful and innovative coach with extensive experience within the different levels of the North American soccer landscape. We know he is the right person to lead the team back into the postseason as we contend for championships."
While the Crew celebrated Nancy's arrival, Montreal made it clear the organization wasn't happy with his departure. He is taking with him assistant coach Kwame Ampadu, fitness coach Jules Gueguen and video analyst Maxime Chalier, and Montreal said it reached a financial agreement with Columbus.
Nancy, 45, was "contractually bound for the 2023 season," the Montreal club said in a news release.
"Despite the Club's efforts to have Wilfried continue our project, we were forced to accept his decision to leave the organization. We want people who want to be with us and Wilfried has chosen a different path," said Gabriel Gervais, Montreal's president and CEO. "I would like to thank him for all his years with the Club and in particular, for what he accomplished with the first team over the past two seasons. We wish him and his assistants the best of luck in their future careers."
Olivier Renard, Montreal's chief sporting officer, said the hiring process for the next head coach has started.
Montreal named Nancy its head coach on March 8, 2021, continuing a long affiliation. He coached with CF Montreal Academy from 2011-15, then was appointed an assistant coach with the first team.
In Columbus, he will replace Caleb Porter, who was fired on Oct. 10.
Montreal finished the 2022 regular season with a 20-9-5 record and earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Montreal lost to New York City FC in the conference semifinals.
Nancy's overall record with Montreal was 32-21-15.
Columbus was 10-8-16 and finished out of the playoffs in 2022.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Toronto Telegraph news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Toronto Telegraph.
More InformationLONDON, England: British Petroleum has reported a record profit of $28 billion for 2022 and increased its dividend, in line ...
TORRANCE, California: Due to un-repaired Takata air bag inflators that can explode and unleash potentially deadly metal shrapnel inside vehicles, ...
NEW YORK, New York - After a day of major gains, U.S. stock markets fell sharply Wednesday underscoring volatility as ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: In a tweet this weekend, Elon Musk said that SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch ...
LONDON, England: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has reported that new car registrations in the UK rose for ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan: After the end of COVID-19 disruptions in China, Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major ...
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The United States and its allies have imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's military rulers as the ...
The Toronto Raptors are reacquiring center Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN and The Athletic reported early Thursday ...
Kyrie Irving scored 24 points and dished out five assists in his Dallas Mavericks debut and Tim Hardaway Jr. added ...
While farming continues to drive deforestation around the world, 60% of the destruction of Earth's large, intact ...
The United States' two-way trade with other nations spiked in 2022, new federal data show, including trade with China despite ...
A pair of seeded U.S. players earned straight-set wins in second-round matches on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the ...