Today the Dynamo announced the hiring of Jimmy Nielsen, Chris Martinez, and Zach Thornton to the first team coaching staff. The three will join new head coach Paulo Nagamura who was announced earlier this month. Nielsen and Martinez will serve as assistant coaches and Thornton will be a goalkeeper coach.
Nielsen was most recently the Director of Professional Player Development with Sporting Kansas City. The Danish former goalkeeper spent time in Major League Soccer with Sporting Kansas City, earning All-Star appearances in 2010 and 2012, winning Goalkeeper of the Year in 2012, and helping SKC win MLS Cup in 2013.