Bruce Arena

Bruce Arena
	Arena in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	September 21, 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth	New York City, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968	New York Hota
College career
Years	Team
1969–1971	Nassau Lions
1971–1973	Cornell Big Red
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976	Tacoma Tides
International career
1973	United States
Managerial career
1973	Cornell Big Red (assistant)
1976	Puget Sound Loggers
1977	Cornell Big Red (lacrosse assistant)
1978–1985	Virginia Cavaliers (lacrosse assistant)
1978–1995	Virginia Cavaliers (soccer)
1996	United States U-23
1996–1998	D.C. United
1998–2006	United States
2006–2007	New York Red Bulls
2008–2016	LA Galaxy
2016–2017	United States
2019–2023	New England Revolution
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing United States (as manager)
FIFA Confederations Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951)^[1] is an American soccer coach who most recently served as the head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution.

He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame.^[2] Arena has had a long and distinguished coaching career and is considered to be one of the most successful coaches in North American soccer history, having won five College Cup titles and five MLS Cup titles.^[3] He was the United States national team head coach at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, head coach of the New York Red Bulls, D.C. United, LA Galaxy, and the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer, and coached Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer to several college soccer championships. He is the U.S. soccer team's longest-serving head coach^[4] with the highest number of wins,^[5] and the only coach to lead the team to two World Cups.^[6]

Before beginning his coaching career, Arena was a goalkeeper for Cornell University, and earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team.

^ "Arena, Bruce". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 15–19. ISBN 9780824211134.
^ "Men's Lacrosse Record Book thru 2017" (PDF). d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net.
^ Rosenblatt, Ryan (December 5, 2014). "All hail King Bruce Arena, American soccer's greatest coach". SBNation.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
^ FIFATV (October 16, 2014). "The USA's most successful manager". Archived from the original on December 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Bogert, Pablo Maurer and Tom. "Bruce Arena's outspoken coaching career ends, for now, with an apology". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ "Commentary: Bruce Arena's ugly exit from MLS shouldn't tarnish his immense legacy". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[Curr_Bio-1] "Arena, Bruce". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 15–19. ISBN 9780824211134.

[2] "Men's Lacrosse Record Book thru 2017" (PDF). d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net.

[3] Rosenblatt, Ryan (December 5, 2014). "All hail King Bruce Arena, American soccer's greatest coach". SBNation.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

[4] FIFATV (October 16, 2014). "The USA's most successful manager". Archived from the original on December 12, 2021 – via YouTube.

[:0-5] Bogert, Pablo Maurer and Tom. "Bruce Arena's outspoken coaching career ends, for now, with an apology". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[6] "Commentary: Bruce Arena's ugly exit from MLS shouldn't tarnish his immense legacy". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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