The San Jose Earthquakes have fired coach Luchi Gonzalez after the team won only three of its first 19 games this season.
Assistant coach Ian Russell was promoted to interim head coach on Monday, with assistants Steve Ralston, Luciano Fusco and Adin Brown remaining in their current roles.'We want to thank Luchi for his hard work, commitment to the club and professionalism,' general manager Chris Leitch said in a statement. 'Luchi and his staff have worked extremely hard the past year and a half, but we have not met expectations this year as a club.
He led San Jose to the playoffs in 2023 before losing to Sporting Kansas City in a shootout. He had a 13-24-16 record in his tenure.The 48-year-old Russell has been an assistant coach for parts of 11 seasons overall with San Jose and had a stint as interim head coach for two matches in 2014. He helped the Quakes win the Supporters' Shield in 2012 as an assistant coach.He also spent four years as head coach of Reno 1868 FC, the Quakes' affiliate in the United Soccer League.
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