Orlando Metropolis SC and head coach Oscar Pareja mutually have agreed to half methods, efficient instantly, the workforce introduced on Wednesday.
Employed on Dec. 4, 2019, Pareja posted a 103-72-66 file throughout all competitions and helped the membership seize the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2022.
Orlando has limped out of the blocks this season, yielding an MLS-high 11 targets and dropping all three matches. The workforce hosts CF Montreal (1-2-0, 3 factors) on Saturday.
“I wish to thank Oscar for the dedication, management and professionalism he delivered to our membership,” basic supervisor and sporting director Ricardo Moreira mentioned. “He delivered some of the important moments in Orlando Metropolis’s historical past with the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and helped set up the aggressive basis that has propelled us ahead, highlighted by our lively club-record run of six straight playoffs appearances, which is at present the longest streak in MLS.
“On the identical time, we consider that is the appropriate second to take the membership in a brand new path as we glance to the following section of our progress and ambitions. We’re grateful for all the things Oscar has contributed and want him nothing however success within the subsequent chapter of his profession.”
“Oscar’s impression on our membership and neighborhood will all the time be remembered,” mentioned Mark Wilf, Orlando Metropolis SC proprietor and chairman. “He helped elevate Orlando Metropolis on and off the sector, guided us by means of milestones that reshaped our trajectory and represented our crest with integrity. We’re grateful for all he has given to the group.”
Pareja, 57, beforehand coached the Colorado Rapids (2012-14) and FC Dallas (2014-18) in addition to Liga MX aspect Membership Tiajuana (2018-19).
“I wish to specific my honest gratitude to the membership’s gamers, workers and supporters for the belief they’ve given me over these final a number of years,” Pareja mentioned. “Collectively, we shared moments that can stick with me without end. Whereas it’s the proper time for each me and the membership to maneuver in new instructions, I depart pleased with the work we did and with deep appreciation for the individuals who made it attainable. Orlando will all the time have a particular place in my coronary heart, and I want the workforce nothing however success sooner or later.”
Assistant coach Martin Perelman takes over because the interim head coach. He has served as Orlando Metropolis’s first workforce assistant coach since 2024.
–Discipline Stage Media
