San Diego FC has hired Mikey Varas, who most recently served as interim coach for the U.S. men’s national team, and will formally introduce him at a news conference Tuesday at Snapdragon Stadium.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego FC, que debutará la próxima temporada en la MLS, contrató el lunes a Mikey Varas como su nuevo entrenador. La más reciente posición del técnico estadounidense fue como seleccionador interino de Estados Unidos.

”Dining hall, for example, is a big Right to Dream space where Chucky Lozano, one of our top players, can sit and eat beside an academy kid,” continued Escoto. “When you go into the gym space, it’s a workout space that’s shared by both academy and first team. It’s really integrated.” Integration also crosses international borders.

San Diego FC has its first-ever head coach: former interim head coach for the U.S. Men's National Team, Mikey Varas.

Varas most recently served as interim coach of the U.S. Men's National Soccer team where he was recently replaced by Mauricio Pochettino.

September 16 - Mikey Varas was named the first head coach of MLS expansion franchise San Diego FC on Monday. Varas, 41, most recently served as the interim coach for the U.S. men's national team through last week's friendly against New Zealand.

San Diego FC made a splash when they added Hirving "Chucky" Lozano to anchor the roster. On Monday they put another major piece of their foundation in place. Mikey Varas was officially named the first head coach in SDFC history.