In November 2016, U.S. Soccer named longtime LA Galaxy General Manager and Head Coach Bruce Arena the next Head Coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, setting in motion the Galaxy’s first head coaching search in over eight years.
After hiring former Vice President of Soccer Operations Pete Vagenas to fill the General Manager role, the Galaxy again looked within the club and named LA Galaxy II Head Coach Curt Onalfo as Arena’s successor in December.
In his time with LA Galaxy II, Onalfo had become known for his successful development of LA Galaxy II and Galaxy Academy players into first-team talent. Onalfo also had an incredible amount of on-field success, leading Los Dos to three playoff appearances in three years of competition as well as a 2015 USL Western Conference championship.
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Including four signings this offseason, nine LA Galaxy players have been signed directly from LA Galaxy II under Onalfo’s watch: Ariel Lassiter, Jack McBean, Dave Romney, Hugo Arellano, Clement Diop, Daniel Steres, Bradley Diallo, Nathan Smith and Jaime Villarreal.
LA Galaxy II players will continue to sign first team contracts with credit to this system of development that Onalfo played a large part in establishing.
LA Galaxy II is counting down the top moments of the 2016 season ahead of the team’s 2017 season opener, presented by Bare Republic. Los Dos will open the 2017 USL Regular Season against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium.
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