Source: Dynamo to name Ben Olsen as manager

The Houston Dynamo has agreed presumption with Ben Olsen to go the team's adjacent manager, a league root confirmed to ESPN.

The Athletic was the archetypal to study the news.

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Olsen, 45, volition regenerate Paulo Nagamura, who was fired with 5 games to spell successful the MLS regular play and the Dynamo successful past spot successful the Western Conference. Dynamo 2 manager Kenny Bundy finished retired the run connected an interim basis.

A Middletown, Pennsylvania native, Olsen antecedently spent parts of 11 seasons managing D.C. United, the squad helium excelled for arsenic a subordinate for 12 campaigns.

Olsen compiled a grounds of 135-155-88 successful each competitions, and led the Black-and-Red to the 2013 U.S. Open Cup title, the lone trophy DCU has won successful the past 18 seasons. He was named MLS Coach of the Year successful 2014.

After leaving D.C. United astatine the extremity of the 2020 season, Olsen had an 8 period stint arsenic president of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit earlier stepping down successful May of this year.

Aside from 1 spell with Nottingham Forest, Olsen spent his full playing vocation with D.C., making 256 appearances successful each competitions portion scoring 32 goals.

During that clip D.C. United won 2 MLS Cups, 3 Supporters' Shields, a U.S. Open Cup and a CONCACAF Champions Cup. On an idiosyncratic level, Olsen was the 1998 MLS Rookie of the Year, arsenic good arsenic the 1999 MLS Cup last MVP. He was named to the league's Best XI successful 2007.

At planetary level, Olsen made 37 appearances for the U.S., scoring six goals. He was besides portion of the squad that competed astatine the 2006 World Cup.