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D.C. United

D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...

 head coaches since the 1996 season. The club has had seven permanent head coaches.

The current head coach is former midfielder Ben Olsen

Ben Olsen

Benjamin Robert "Ben" Olsen is a former American professional soccer player and the current manager of D.C. United. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Olsen grew up playing for FC Delco, an elite club program near Philadelphia...

, who assumed the coaching role in December 2009. Previously, he was an interim coach for the latter half of the 2010 season following the sacking of Curt Onalfo

Curt Onalfo

Curt Onalfo is an American former soccer player.As a player, he played two seasons in France, two in the USISL, one in Mexico and four in Major League Soccer, achieving his most success with Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United. He earned also earned one caps with the United States national team...

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Head Coaches

This list includes all those who have managed the club since 1996, when the club joined Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

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 for the first time, whether coaching on a full-time or caretaker basis. Games played include all League

Major League Soccer

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, Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...

, Playoff

MLS Cup Playoffs

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, and Continental

CONCACAF Champions League

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 matches, and the win percentage is calculated from the total of games.

• Figures correct as of 9 May 2011. Includes all competitive matches

* Player-manager
+ Caretaker manager

Caretaker manager

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M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against

Name	Nat	From	|Honours	Ben Olsen Ben Olsen Benjamin Robert "Ben" Olsen is a former American professional soccer player and the current manager of D.C. United. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Olsen grew up playing for FC Delco, an elite club program near Philadelphia...		November 29, 2010	Present	16	9	51	16	35	52	30.00%
Interim coach from Aug. 5–Nov. 28, 2010
Curt Onalfo Curt Onalfo Curt Onalfo is an American former soccer player.As a player, he played two seasons in France, two in the USISL, one in Mexico and four in Major League Soccer, achieving his most success with Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United. He earned also earned one caps with the United States national team...		December 28, 2009	August 4, 2010	25	10	3	12	27	35	40.00%
Tom Soehn Tom Soehn Tom Soehn is an American former soccer player and manager, who is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...		December 21, 2006	November 3, 2009	110	48	25	37	171	152	43.64%	see below
Piotr Nowak Piotr Nowak Piotr Nowak is a Polish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.Nowak enjoyed a successful playing career in Europe, playing for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Widzew Łódź, before going on to play in Turkey,...		February 18, 2004	December 20, 2006	1102	50	26	34	178	143	45.45%	see below
Ray Hudson Ray Hudson Ray Hudson , is a retired professional football player and former coach who currently works as an English-language football commentator on Gol TV.-Career:...		January 8, 2002	January 8, 2004	110	44	20	46	2	1	40.00%
Thomas Rongen Thomas Rongen Thomas Rongen is a Dutch soccer coach, formerly the head coach of D.C. United, the Sporting Director of Major League Soccer club Chivas USA, and the coach of the American Samoa national association football team...		December 28, 1999	August 4, 2001	12	1	0	0	2	1	100%	see below
Bruce Arena Bruce Arena Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...		January 3, 1996	October 30, 1998	131	74	152	42
56.48%	see below

• ¹ One drawn cup game lost after extra time.
• ² MLS matches that went into penalty kick shootouts are counted as a draw

Coaches with Honors

Name	Nat	Tenure	Honors
Tom Soehn Tom Soehn Tom Soehn is an American former soccer player and manager, who is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...		2007–2009	2007 MLS Supporters' Shield 2007 Major League Soccer season The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the 12th season in league history. The season began on April 7 and concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.....   2008 U.S. Open Cup 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:-----Second round:-----Third round:----...
Piotr Nowak Piotr Nowak Piotr Nowak is a Polish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.Nowak enjoyed a successful playing career in Europe, playing for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Widzew Łódź, before going on to play in Turkey,...		2004–2006	2004 MLS Cup MLS Cup 2004 The 2004 MLS Cup was a soccer match that took place at 12:30 EST on November 14, 2004 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California to determine the champion of the 2004 Major League Soccer season. D.C. United defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3-2. The winning goal for United came from an own goal...   2006 MLS Supporters' Shield
Thomas Rongen Thomas Rongen Thomas Rongen is a Dutch soccer coach, formerly the head coach of D.C. United, the Sporting Director of Major League Soccer club Chivas USA, and the coach of the American Samoa national association football team...		1999–2001	1999 MLS Cup  1999 MLS Supporters' Shield
Bruce Arena Bruce Arena Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...		1996–1998	1996 U.S. Open Cup 1996 U.S. Open Cup - First Round :* El Paso Patriots 3-0 RWB Adria * Carolina Dynamo 5-0 Mo's Sport Shop * Fort Myers Manatees 6-0 St...   1996 MLS Cup  1997 MLS Cup 1997 MLS Supporters' Shield 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup  1998 Copa Interamericana 1998 Copa Interamericana The 1998 Copa Interamericana was the 18th and final staging of this competition. The final took place between DC United and Vasco da Gama and was staged over two legs on 14 November 1998 and 5 December 1998. DC United won their first Copa Interamericana...

Current Club Management and Staff