A brief history of RSL’s coaches

Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsWell, that was fast. Real Salt Lake’s firing of Jeff Cassar after only three days is the quickest firing in the history of Major League Soccer, and it’s the end of a three year and three game administration that saw RSL go from MLS Cup runner up to a squad that is winless in their past ten games.

Opinions always abound when a coach or manager is let go in such a way, and recency bias can run amok. To put Cassar’s reign in perspective, here is a quick look at the history of Real Salt Lake head coaches.

John Ellinger

Record: 16-39-16 (33.8%)

Playoffs: 0 in 2 seasons

Trophies/Finals: None

Once in elementary school I went on a field trip to a place where they had once…