Who Is Bob Bradley?| Bob Bradley Bio and Wiki
Bob Bradley is an American soccer coach who was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, United States of America. He is currently the head coach of Los Angels FC, a Major League Soccer team, in Los Angeles, California. Previously in October 2016, he was appointed as the new Swansea City manager following the dismissal of Francesco Guidolin.
He rose to fame for being the manager of the United States and Egypt men’s national team. He was the coach of American college game and Major League Soccer (MLS), managing the Chicago Fire, MetroStars, and Chivas USA over nine seasons, before taking over the U.S. national team in 2006.
Bob Bradley Age and Birthday
Bradley is 62 years old as of 2020, he was born on 3rd March 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on 3rd March every year.
Bob Bradley Height and Weight
Bradley is a man of average stature. He stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches. He also weighs a massive 76 kilograms.
Bob Bradley Parents
He is the son of Jerry Bradley and Mary Bradley. Further details about his parents are not available to the media. It’s also not known if he has any siblings.
Bob Bradley Education
Bob Bradley Wife | Son | Daughter
Bradley is married to Lindsay (née Sheehan), a former University of Virginia lacrosse player. Their son, Michael, was drafted by the MetroStars in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft and played in the Eredivisie, Bundesliga, Premier League, and Serie A. In January 2014, Michael transferred to Toronto FC.
Michael is currently the captain of the U.S. men’s national soccer team. Bob Bradley and his wife also have a daughter named Ryan, who is married to Andy Rose, a professional soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rose is also a green card holder which allows him to play in the MLS as a local player.
Bob Bradley Age
Bradley was born on March 3, 1958, in Montclair, New Jersey, and played soccer at West Essex High School and Princeton University. He is the first American to coach an English premier league team. Bradley is 61 years old as of 2019.
Bob Bradley Lafc
Bradley was announced as the first head coach for the inaugural season of Los Angeles FC, an expansion MLS team that started playing in the 2018 season, on July 27, 2017. On March 4, 2018, Los Angeles FC won 1–0 against the Seattle Sounders in the team’s first-ever game.
Bob Bradley Swansea
Bradley was appointed as the new Swansea City manager on October 3, 2016, after Francesco Guidolin’s dismissal. The Swansea supporters trust, who owns a 21% stake in the club, issued a statement saying they were ‘disappointed’ in the new appointment given Bradley had been appointed without them being consulted.
Following the appointment, Bob Bradley became the first American to manage a Premier League club. Many fans and pundits criticized the appointment, suggesting that he had been given the job by the club’s new American owners by virtue of being American.
Bradley was sacked by Swansea after only 85 days and 11 games in charge of the club, on December 27, 2016, following a 1–4 defeat by West Ham. This was the second shortest reign of any manager in the history of the Premier League. He left with a 2–7–2 record, conceding 29 goals, the most goals conceded by any Premier League club in the same time period, with Swansea gaining only 8 (24.2%) out of a maximum 33 points available for the 11 game period, an average of 0.73 points per game.
Bob Bradley Egypt
Bradley reached a deal on September 14, 2011, to take over as manager of the Egypt national team beginning October 15, 2011. On November 14, 2011, he made his debut as head coach in a friendly against Brazil, in which Egypt lost 2–0. Bob Bradley received praise for choosing to live in Egypt despite the unrest following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and continuing to guide the Pharaohs despite the suspension of the Egyptian Premier League following the Port Said Stadium riot.
Egypt was perfect in its first six matches of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but fell decisively to Ghana in the third round playoffs. Bradley was not retained following Egypt’s elimination. On June 16, 2014, American Pharaoh, a documentary by Hossam Aboul-Magd about Bradley’s tenure in Egypt, aired on PBS.
Bob Bradley Salary | Net Worth
The bulk of Bob Bradley’s income has come from his coaching career that has spanned almost forty years. His managing career began at the age of 22 when he was named head coach of the Ohio University Bobcats’ NCAA Division I soccer program. Bradley is the current coach of Los Angeles Fc and his salary is yet to be released to the public by the club. He has an estimated net worth of $13 million.
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