Manchester City’s Borrell heads to U.S. as sporting director for MLS team Austin FC

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin FC introduced Friday the hiring of high Manchester City assistant supervisor Rodolfo Borrell because the Major League soccer membership’s sporting director.

Borrell, 52, has spent 9 seasons at Manchester City, first because the Premier League membership’s international technical director earlier than being named first workforce assistant coach below supervisor Pep Guardiola in 2016.

Borrell was named assistant supervisor previous to final season, when Manchester City gained the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup trophies.

He joins an MLS squad in simply its third yr of competitors. Austin superior to the Western Conference remaining final season, however struggled over the primary half of the 2023 season. Consecutive wins have Austin again in playoff rivalry.

“He brings an incredibly impressive track record, a wealth of experience, and passion for the beautiful game, and we fully believe he is the right person to move our ambitions forward and develop the best players, coaches, and staff for the first team, second team, and academy,” stated Anthony Precourt, Austin FC founder and majority proprietor.

Sean Rubio had been serving as Austin’s interim sporting director for the reason that former United State’s nationwide workforce star Claudio Reyna was moved out of the job in January, after his household’s spat with U.S. males’s coach Gregg Berhalter.

Rubio is now senior vice chairman for participant personnel the place he’ll oversee roster administration, the membership stated.