Coaching Staff

Bruce Arena - General Manager/Head Coach

A member of the 2010 induction class of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Bruce Arena enters his fourth season with the Galaxy. One of the most successful head coaches in U.S. National Team history and a two-time MLS Cup Champion Head Coach with D.C. United, Arena helped lead the Galaxy to their first Supporters’ Shield since 2002 last season. He was named General Manager and Head Coach of the Galaxy on August 18, 2008, becoming the seventh coach in club history. In his dual role, Arena oversees all of the club's soccer operations in addition his responsibilities in coaching the first team.

Since joining the Galaxy, Arena has led the club to a 32-18-20 regular season record and a first place finish in the Western Conference each of the past two seasons. The 2009 MLS Coach of the Year, he completely re-hauled the club’s roster prior to the start of the 2009 season, bringing in 16 new players while helping the Galaxy reach MLS Cup for the first time since 2005. Of the 28 players currently on the Galaxy roster, only four were with the club when Arena was hired.

The all-time leader in wins amongst coaches in U.S. National Team history, Arena led the U.S. to the FIFA World Cup twice, including an historic quarterfinal berth in 2002 in Japan/Korea. Arena took over as head coach in November 1998 and was in charge for nearly eight years, collecting a 71-30-29 all-time record, while leading the U.S. to the CONCACAF Gold Cup title in 2002 and 2005, the 2000 Nike U.S. Cup championship, as well as a third place finish in the 1999 Confederations Cup in Mexico.

A two-time MLS Cup winning coach, Arena is one of just four coaches ever to win the MLS Cup on more than one occasion. Additionally, only he and current Seattle Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid have won multiple MLS Cup championships and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The 59-year-old has a career regular season record of 109-69-30 in MLS and a postseason mark of 18-6-4. His 109 career regular season wins are the third most in MLS history, while his 18 postseason wins are the second most in league history.

Arena was the first coach in D.C. United history, joining the club for their inaugural season in 1996. He would spend three seasons with United, reaching the MLS Cup three times, winning it twice, in addition to reaching the U.S. Open Cup Final twice, winning one. He also helped United become the first MLS team ever to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the Interamerican Cup, winning each in 1998.

After a slow start to their inaugural season, Arena helped re-vitalize United and led the club to a second place finish in the Eastern Conference. Then, after losing their first postseason game against the MetroStars, Arena and United won their next five games to win the inaugural MLS Cup, culminating with a 3-2 extra time win over the Galaxy in the rain at Foxboro Stadium.

Ten days later, United completed the “Double” by becoming the first MLS club ever to win the U.S. Open Cup, defeating the Rochester Rhinos 3-0.

Arena followed up that performance a year later by being named the MLS Coach of the Year after leading United to the best record in MLS and a second MLS Cup championship in as many years, defeating the Colorado Rapids 2-1 at RFK Stadium.

In 1998, his final season with United, Arena again led United to the Eastern Conference championship, finishing the regular season with the second best record in the league. But despite becoming the first MLS club to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup in August of that year and the Interamerican Cup, United fell in their bid for a third consecutive MLS Cup title, falling to the Chicago Fire.

Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Arena parted company with National Team and returned to MLS when he was named the Sporting Director and Head Coach of the New York Red Bulls in August 2006. He spent a year and a half with the Red Bulls, compiling a 16-16-10 record while helping New York reach the postseason both years. He helped to develop young stars like Jozy Altidore and Dane Richards while also signing players like Juan Pablo Angel, who was a finalist for the MLS MVP award and the Newcomer of the Year Award in 2007.

Following a brief stint at the University of Puget Sound (1976), Arena was named the head coach at the University of Virginia, in 1978. He held that position for 18 years, helping the Cavaliers to five ACC Tournament Championships and five National Championships, including four in a row from 1991-1994.

Dave Sarachan - Associate Head Coach

Dave Sarachan enters his fourth season as the Galaxy’s Associate Head Coach after being hired by the club on August 18, 2008, the same day that Bruce Arena was named the club’s General Manger and Head Coach. This is the fourth time in his coaching career that Sarachan has worked with Arena, having previously served as his assistant at the University of Virginia (1984-1988), D.C. United (1998-1999) and with the U.S. National Team (2000-2002).

A veteran coach with experience in college soccer and MLS as well as with the U.S. National Team, Sarachan, 56, began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Rochester (1976-77) and Cornell (1983) before joining Arena’s staff at Virginia in 1984. After five years with the Cavaliers, Sarachan returned to Cornell to become the school’s head coach in 1989. In nine seasons with the Big Red, Sarachan compiled a 64-63-16 record, a pair of NCAA Tournament berths and an Ivy League Championship before moving to the professional game as an assistant coach with D.C. United.

After two seasons with United, during which he helped lead the club to an MLS Cup title in 1999, Sarachan joined forces once again with Arena, this time with the U.S. National Team. Sarachan helped the U.S. qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan/Korea where they had their best finish since 1930, reaching the Quarterfinals before losing to the tournament’s eventual runner-up Germany.

Following the 2002 MLS season, Sarachan was named the head coach of the Chicago Fire, a position that he held for four and a half years, helping lead the Fire to the 2003 Supporters’ Shield and that year’s MLS Cup Final, while also winning the MLS Coach of the Year award that season. Sarachan also helped lead the Fire to a pair of U.S. Open Cup Championships in 2003 and 2006.

In his time with the Fire, Sarachan’s teams had a record of 55-50-31 in regular season games and reached the postseason three times. Under his direction, the Fire never failed to at least reach the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, reaching the Final three times and winning the tournament twice.

Prior to joining the Galaxy in August 2008, Sarachan served as the Director of Scouting for the United States Soccer Federation’s Developmental Academy Program, where he worked to help indentify many of the top young players throughout the nation.

A native of Rochester, N.Y., Sarachan is a graduate of Cornell University where he was an All-American soccer player, helping lead the Big Red to the NCAA Tournament as a senior. Prior to entering the coaching ranks, he played professionally in both the NASL, with the Rochester Lancers and the MISL with the Pittsburgh Spirit, Buffalo Stallions, Baltimore Blast and Kansas City Comets.

Curt Onalfo - Assistant Coach/Reserve Team Head Coach

Originally hired by the club on January 27, Curt Onalfo enters his first season as the Galaxy’s Assistant Coach and Reserve Team Head Coach. A former MLS head coach with Kansas City and D.C. United, Onalfo played his college soccer for Bruce Arena at the University of Virginia and then served as his assistant coach with the U.S. National Team from 2003-2006.

A Galaxy original, Onalfo played 13 games for the club in 1996, helping them reach the inaugural MLS Cup. He went on to play in 23 games in four years in the league, spending time with San Jose and D.C. United in addition to the Galaxy.

After retiring from MLS in 1999, Onalfo moved into the world of coaching as an assistant coach with D.C. United in 2001. He spent two years with United before moving onto the U.S. National Team as an assistant coach. In four years with the U.S., Onalfo helped the team win the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Onalfo left the National Team shortly after the 2006 World Cup and got his first heading coaching job in MLS in November 2006 when he was hired by the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting Kansas City). The 41-year-old spent two-and-a-half seasons as the Kansas City head coach, leading the team to the postseason twice after seeing them fail to qualify for the playoffs in the two season prior to his arrival. He had a 27-29-22 record in his time with Kansas City before leaving the club in August 2009. Four months later, in December 2009, Onalfo was back in MLS as he was named the new head coach for D.C. United, replacing Tom Soehn.

Onalfo remained United’s head coach for eight months before leaving the club in August. He led United to the semifinal of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and played a pivotal role in the growth and development of eventual MLS Rookie of the Year Andy Najar.

Originally born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Onalfo played four years of college soccer at Virginia, helping the Cavaliers reach the NCAA Tournament four times and win a share of the National Championship in 1989. A two-time All-ACC First Team selection, Virginia had a 68-12-13 record in Onalfo’s four years in Charlottesville, including the 1988 ACC Championship. In addition to his play with the Cavaliers, Onalfo was a member of the U.S. U-20 team that finished fourth at the 1989 World Youth Championships and a cocaptain with the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team. He began his professional playing career in 1991 with FC La Ciotat in France and later went on to play in Mexico with Tampico FC before returning to the United States to play in MLS.

He was selected by the Galaxy in the inaugural MLS Player Draft and spent one season with the club before being traded to San Jose in 1997. A year later, he joined D.C. United, helping the club win the 1998 InterAmerican Cup, as well as the 1999 MLS Cup and CONCACAF Champions Cup before retiring at the end of that season.

Ian Feuer - Goalkeeper Coach

Ian Feuer enters his fifth season as the Galaxy’s Goalkeeper Coach after having been hired by the club on September 1, 2007. Feuer, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States, has played a pivotal role in the club’s recent defensive improvements, working with 2010 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Donovan Ricketts and Josh Saunders to help the Galaxy set a club record by allowing just 26 goals in 30 regular season games last year.

The Las Vegas native was a member of the U.S. team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and began his professional career in 1993 with Belgian side Club Brugge. He briefly returned to the United States later that year to play for the L.A. Salsa of the APSL. After his stint with the Salsa, the 39- year old returned to Europe in April 1994 when he signed with West Ham United of the English Premier League. After a brief loan spell at Luton Town, he was sold outright to the club in December 1995. He remained at the club, winning the Fans’ Player of the Year Award in the 1995-96 season, until March 1998 when he again returned to the U.S., signing with the New England Revolution.

Feuer, who earned his first cap with the U.S. National Team against Morocco on March 18, 1992, appeared in and started 26 games for New England in 1998 before being traded to Colorado in February 1999. Feuer started 19 games for the Rapids that season, as well as each of the club’s two postseason matches, keeping eight clean sheets while compiling a 1.22 goals against average. He returned to England after the 1999 MLS season and spent the next three years with West Ham.

In addition to his work with the Galaxy, Feuer, who currently resides in Southern California, also runs the Premier Goalkeeping Academy, which offers private coaching sessions and clinics to young goalkeepers, including members of the Galaxy Youth Academy.

David Kammarman - Director of Soccer Operations

David Kammarman enters his third season with the Galaxy as the club’s Director of Soccer Operations. Hired in February 2009, Kammarman works closely with Bruce Arena and the Galaxy coaching staff in the areas of player personnel, scouting, evaluation, agent and MLS communication and CBA compliance, as well as acting as a liaison between the front office and the coaching staff.

Kammarman, 39, joined the Galaxy following an extensive career in soccer in the United States where he worked with three other MLS clubs, the Chicago Fire, D.C. United, and the MetroStars (now New York Red Bulls) as well as with ESPN on their broadcasts of MLS and U.S. National Team games, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

A native of Laurel, Md. Kammarman played four years of college soccer at University of Delaware before joining the Delaware Wizards of the United Soccer League.

In 1996, Kammarman joined D.C. United where he served a variety of functions, first in media relations and assisting on the equipment staff under then-United head coach Bruce Arena. Kammarman spent three seasons with United when the club won two MLS Cup titles before joining the Chicago Fire and former United assistant coach Bob Bradley in 1999. From 1999-2002, Kammarman was the Fire’s equipment manager as the club won the 2000 U.S. Open Cup and reached the 2000 MLS Cup Final.

Kammarman reunited with Bradley in 2003, moving to the MetroStars, first as the clubs equipment manager before being promoted to the technical staff as an assistant coach and Manager of Soccer Operations prior to the start of the 2004 season.

He remained in that role until August 2005 and joined ESPN in 2006. With ESPN, Kammarman spent five weeks in Germany and was responsible for research and scouting for the lead broadcast team, working on 20 matches including the Opening Game and World Cup Final in Berlin. He continued that role for all Major League Soccer and U.S. Men’s national team games for the 2007 MLS season.

Armando Rivas - Head Athletic Trainer

Hired in February 2008, Armando Rivas enters his fourth season as the Galaxy’s Head Athletic Trainer. A native of Yucaipa, Calif., Rivas joined the Galaxy after spending seven years with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization.

Rivas began his career in athletic training in 1999 as a student trainer with the Cal State-Fullerton men’s soccer team. One year later Rivas spent a season with the Angels, serving as a training intern during the 2000 Major League Baseball season.

Following his internship with the Angels, Rivas was hired by UCLA where he spent one year, working with the men’s soccer team in Fall 2000 and the baseball team in Spring 2001, before re-joining the Angels organization in 2001.

Over the next seven years Rivas worked with various teams in the Angels minor league system, including the Arkansas Travelers, Cedar Rapids Kernals and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. During the 2006 and 2007 seasons, Rivas was the trainer for the Angels AAA affiliate, the Salt Lake Bees.

In addition to his work with the Angels organization, Rivas spent offseasons working at the Sports Medicine Institute in Orange, Calif. which specializes in athletic training.

Rivas graduated from Cal State-Fullerton in 2000 with a degree in Kinesiology with and emphasis on athletic training. In 2004, Rivas earned a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis on athletic training from Cal Poly Pomona.

Kurt Andrews - Assistant Athletic Trainer

Bio Coming soon...

Shunta Shimizu - Chiropractor and Active Release Specialist

Shunta Shimizu enters his sixth season with the Galaxy as the club’s Chiropractor and Active Release Specialist. He was invited to be an intern with the Galaxy in the beginning of 2005 season after treating Cobi Jones and Peter Vagenas.

Shimizu specializes with the active release technique, which breaks down scar tissue build up as a result of wear and tear of the body, injury, and post-surgery. His role in Galaxy is to keep athletes on the field and speed up the recovery process after an injury.

Shimizu graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2001 where he majored in Psychology. He then graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences in 2004 and became licensed Doctor of Chiropractic in 2005. That same year he went on to become fully certified in Active Release Technique.

Ben Yauss - Strength and Conditioning Coach

Ben Yauss enters his third season as Strength and Conditioning coach for the Galaxy. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Yauss joined the Galaxy prior to the start of the 2009 season after working for the previous two and a half years for Athletes’ Performance at The Home Depot Center. While working for Athletes' Performance, Yauss spent time working with both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams, Chivas USA, Everton FC, as well as the LA Galaxy Youth Academy U-16 and U-18 teams.

Yauss earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science from Indiana University in 2006. While attending Indiana, Yauss served as a strength and conditioning consultant for various collegiate athletes where he helped design and implement training programs.

Yauss is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) through the NSCA and a Certified Personal Trainer (C.P.T.) through the American Council of Exercise.

Shant Kasparian

Shant Kasparian enters his fourth season with the Galaxy as the club’s Team Administrator after being hired in January 2008. The Reseda, Calif. native was originally hired by AEG in February 2007 and served as the Director of Operations/Team Administration for the LA Riptide of Major League Lacrosse, helping the team win the first Western Conference Championship in franchise history that year. His duties with the team include working with the technical staff and players on the day to day logistical operations of the team both at home and on the road.

A graduate of Arizona State University in 2005, with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with an emphasis on media analysis and criticism, Kasparian first worked in soccer in 2004, serving as an intern for Major League Soccer at MLS Cup 2004 at The Home Depot Center in the operations department. After graduating in 2005, Kasparian interned with both the corporate partnerships and operations departments at the league office in New York and worked on Barcelona’s tour of the United States in the summer of 2006 as an operations consultant for the games at Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey), Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas) and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that saw the three-time European champions play in front of more than 242,000 fans against the New York Red Bulls, Club America and Chivas de Guadalajara.

Raul Vargas - Equipment Manager

A member of the Galaxy staff since the team’s inaugural season in 1996, Raul Vargas enters his 16th season as the club’s equipment manager. One of the longest tenured employees with the Galaxy and in all of MLS, Vargas was honored in 2008 as the MLS Equipment Manager of the Year. His numerous responsibilities include the ordering and maintaining of game uniforms, practice gear and equipment, making certain these items are ready to go when the players are, wherever in the world the team may be playing.

A native of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Vargas has long been involved in the sport of soccer. He spent several years playing in various local leagues in Los Angeles County as well as playing for five-time Lincoln League champion Deportivo Obrera and for Cobras of the Olympic Soccer League.

Rafael Verdin - Equipment Coordinator

A native of Long Beach, Calif. Rafael Verdin is in his second season with the Galaxy as the club’s Equipment Coordinator after originally joining the club in May 2010. Verdin assists Galaxy Equipment Manager Raul Vargas in his daily tasks while also handling most equipment related tasks during the club’s training sessions at The Home Depot Center. He is also in charge of organizing the player’s uniforms for games and daily training sessions.

Verdin is a sophomore at Cypress College after graduating from Millikan High School in Long Beach in 2009. While there, he played one season of soccer.

Athlete's Performance

Athletes’ Performance returns for its fifth season as the Official Performance Training Provider to the Galaxy. Athletes' Performance is recognized as the industry leader in offering the highest level of integrated performance training and performance physical therapy, as well as the most fully integrated training systems in the world. Athletes’ Performance systems have helped to power the best of the best in sport: Green Jacket winners, Grand Slam Titles, World Series Winners, Stanley Cup Champions, Super Bowl and NBA Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, World Cup Medalists and All-Stars from every major sport.

With training facilities at The Home Depot Center, Athletes’ Performance is positioned to provide its worldrenowned integrated training system to help the Galaxy players achieve their individual peak performance levels. Through the integration of performance training, physical therapy and nutrition, Athletes’ Performance staff members create customized solutions for each Galaxy player helping to maximize productivity on the field and decrease injury potential.