It was only a matter of time before Pat Noonan would leave Jim Curtin’s coaching staff and take a head coaching job of his own.
That time has come with the announcement Tuesday that he will rejoin general manager Chris Albright to try and reverse FC Cincinnati’s fortunes.
Noonan was known mostly as the former player who scored the first goal in Subaru Park history before joining Curtin’s technical staff in 2018 and has been a key player in the Union’s success as the MLS team with the most points over the past three seasons.
“Pat has done an incredible job during his time with the Union and has been an important piece to the team’s recent successes,” Philadelphia Union Sporting Director Ernst Tanner stated in a news release.