On Thursday morning, Chicago Fire FC announced that former Swiss international Raphael Wicky will become the ninth full-time head coach in Club history.
Wicky, 42, joins the Fire following time spent as head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team and Swiss Super League giants FC Basel. Get familiar with some of the top achievement's of Wicky's 17-year playing career as well as his connections to Fire and Major League Soccer history with five fast facts on the new man in charge:
Fire Ties
Wicky's first experience with MLS came as a player in 2008, when he joined Chivas USA from Swiss club FC Sion.