Daigo Kobayashi has been with seven teams in five countries on three continents, and the Revolution have come closest to becoming his home team. Kobayashi has played 90 games in all competitions for the Revolution, three more than he played for Omiya Ardija in Japan. Among Kobayashi’s former coaches was Osvaldo Ardiles, with Tokyo Verdy’s 2005 Japan Super Cup-winner team. Ardiles, a star with Argentina’s 1978 World Cup-winners, also happened to be the first coach the Revolution interviewed before the team kicked off the 1996 season. [Read more…] about Feb. 26, 2014 – Revolution acquire Daigo Kobayashi from Vancouver in exchange for draft pick
Osvaldo Ardiles
Jan. 4, 1996 – Frank Stapleton named Revolution’s first coach
Today in New England Soccer History.
Jan. 4, 1996 – Frank Stapleton named Revolution’s first coach.
The Revolution were the last MLS team to choose a coach before the inaugural season. And Stapleton was their final interview, after Osvaldo Ardiles and Brian Quinn. Ardiles had an opportunity in Japan, so would not have come cheaply. [Read more…] about Jan. 4, 1996 – Frank Stapleton named Revolution’s first coach