SEATTLE – Brian Schmetzer is shedding the interim tag for good.
The Seattle Sounders announced Wednesday night that the longtime assistant and one-time USL boss has been named head coach after resurrecting the 2016 season and putting the team on the brink of a berth in the Western Conference Championship.
Sounders Majority Owner Adrian Hanauer made the announcement during the annual Alliance Annual Business Meeting at CenturyLink Field, ending months of speculation on whether or not Schmetzer would be the club’s long-term solution on the bench.
“We are extremely pleased to announce Brian as the head coach of Seattle Sounders FC,” Hanauer said in a statement.