Former FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo died Friday after a years-long fight with cancer, the club announced prior to its friendly doubleheader Saturday. He was 63.
"In a lot of ways Fernando was the heart and soul of FC Dallas for the last half-dozen years," FC Dallas owner Clark Hunt said Saturday. "Not only did he do a great job in his role as technical director but he was somebody who everybody in the organization had a great relationship with.
"He was truly a special person, somebody who was always encouraging,somebody who was always sharing himself personally with everyone he had a relationship.