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Freddy Juarez reportedly joining Sounders staff

The Seattle Sounders appear to have found Brian Schmetzer’s next Assistant Coach. According to The Athletic’s Sam Stejskal, Freddy Juarez has left his head coaching position after two years with RSL to join the Sounders.

Sources: Freddy Juarez is leaving RSL to join the Seattle Sounders as an assistant.

Seattle just lost two assistant coaches Gonzalo Pineda and Djimi Traore. Juarez was out of contract at the end of this year, RSL had option on him for 2022.— Sam Stejskal (@samstejskal) August 27, 2021

Brian Dunseth was the first to report that Juarez and RSL had agreed to end their relationship, while Stejskal had the Sounders aspect of the move about an hour later.