Atlanta United have appointed former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze as head coach on a two-year deal, the Major League Soccer club announced on Friday.
Heinze, who played for Paris St Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid, began his coaching career in 2015 in Argentina.
He last managed Velez Sarsfield, where he spent two seasons befre stepping down at the end of the 2019/20 campaign.
His appointment ends a six-month search by Atlanta for a successor to Frank de Boer, who parted ways with the club in July.