Portland Timbers’ Caleb Porter Named MLS Coach of the Year


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Major League Soccer today announced Caleb Porter as the 2013 Coach of the Year.

In his first MLS season as a professional coach, Porter led the Timbers to a 14-5-15 record and the number one seed in the Western Conference. The club’s five losses tied the MLS record for fewest losses in a 34-game regular season. Porter guided the Timbers to a 15-game unbeaten streak this season – the longest by a first-year head coach in MLS – and 23-point turnaround from the 2012 season

Among first-year MLS coaches all-time, Porter ranks first in shutouts (15), second in points (57) and fourth in winning percentage (.632). Under Porter’s guidance, the Timbers registered an MLS-record, 43-goal turnaround in goal differential compared to the 2012 season while posting a season-high, plus-21 goal differential in 2013

The award was voted on by media, MLS players and MLS club management based on regular season performance. The other two finalists were New York Red Bulls’ Mike Petke and Real Salt Lake’s Jason Kreis. Below is a breakdown of the voting for the top four candidates:

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Coach (Club),% of Club Votes,% of Media Votes,% of Player Votes, Weighted Total
Caleb Porter (POR),30.61,58.44,37.23,126.28
Mike Petke (NY),30.61,28.57,26.6,85.78
Jason Kreis (RSL),12.25,3.9,10.43,26.58
Oscar Pareja (COL),8.16,2.6,9.36,20.12
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MLS Coach of the Year Winners:

2013: Caleb Porter – Portland Timbers
2012: Frank Yallop – San Jose Earthquakes
2011: Bruce Arena – LA Galaxy
2010: Schellas Hyndman – FC Dallas
2009: Bruce Arena– Los Angeles Galaxy
2008: Sigi Schmid – Columbus Crew
2007: Preki – Chivas USA
2006: Bob Bradley – Chivas USA
2005:Dominic Kinnear – San Jose Earthquakes
2004:Greg Andrulis – Columbus Crew
2003:Dave Sarachan – Chicago Fire
2002:Steve Nicol – New England Revolution
2001:Frank Yallop – San Jose Earthquakes
2000:Bob Gansler – Kansas City Wizards
1999:Sigi Schmid – Los Angeles Galaxy
1998:Bob Bradley – Chicago Fire
1997:Bruce Arena – D.C. United
1996:Thomas Rongen – Tampa Bay Mutiny
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