Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American

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coach who is the head coach and sporting director of

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. A native of

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and graduate of

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, Bradley coached in the American college game and

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(MLS), managing the Chicago Fire, MetroStars, and

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over nine seasons. In 2006, he was appointed manager of the United States men's team, winning the

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and finishing runner-up in

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and

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as well as in the

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. His team also reached the last 16 of the

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. He then managed

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. He then became the first American to manage a team in a European first division with Stabæk of Norway in 2014. He moved on to French club

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and Welsh side Swansea City, becoming the first American to manage a

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club, but was fired less than three months later. He returned to MLS, managing Los Angeles FC and

Early life and career

Bradley was born and raised in

, playing soccer at

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and

. Following his graduation from Princeton, Bradley briefly worked in the

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executive training program before entering the

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sports management graduate school in 1981. While there, Bradley's managing career began when he was named head coach of the Ohio University Bobcats's

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soccer program at the age of 22. After two seasons with Ohio, Bradley worked as an assistant coach and scout for

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manager

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for two years before taking the top job at his alma mater, Princeton. Bradley led the Tigers from 1984 to 1995, winning two

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titles and reaching the NCAA Final Four in 1993.

Coaching career

Major League Soccer

In 1996, Bradley was hired again as Arena's assistant, this time with

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, the then newly formed U.S. professional league. After back-to-back championship seasons with DC, he became the first head coach of the Chicago Fire, an expansion team that began play in 1998. Bradley steered the newly assembled squad to the

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and U.S. Open Cup double in its first season and was named

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for his achievements. He won a third trophy in 2000, when the Fire again won the Open Cup. After the 2002 MLS season, Bradley resigned as manager of the Fire to return to New Jersey as head coach of the MetroStars (now the

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). Bradley began his tenure with the historically underachieving team headed in the right direction as the MetroStars advanced to the U.S. Open Cup final for the first time in club history in

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as well as earning a

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berth. Bradley also gained attention for an infamous incident in a match against

that season in which he exploited an MLS rule allowing a 4th substitution for a goalkeeper by switching starting goalkeeper Tim Howard into an outfield player so that midfielder

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(who would go on to score the winning goal) could enter the game classified as a goalkeeper, before switching positions with Howard after ten seconds of play. Bradley stayed with the MetroStars for three years before he was fired with three games left in the 2005 regular season. The club had suffered losses in back-to-back fixtures and diminishing playoff prospects prior to Bradley's firing. Shortly after leaving the MetroStars, Bradley was named the manager at Los Angeles club

for the 2006 season. Bradley revived a Chivas USA team that had endured a poor inaugural season in 2005, discovering young talents such as

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and

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and leading the team to a third-place finish in the Western Conference before losing in the playoffs to eventual champions

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United States

Following the U.S. men's national team's disappointing showing at the

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, U.S. Soccer appointed Bradley the interim coach of the team, succeeding Arena in December 2006. On his debut on January 20, his team defeated

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3–1 in a friendly in Los Angeles. In May, having won three out of four games, he was appointed permanently. His team won the

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in June, with a 2–1 final win over

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. Weeks later at the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, the team lost all three games, his first defeats in charge. Bob_Bradley_at_press_conference_2010-05-29

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Bradley led the U.S. team to an unlikely second-place finish in the

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, including a 2–0 semi-final victory over European champions

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, ending the Spaniards' 35-game unbeaten streak and 15-game winning streak. In the final, Bradley's U.S. team opened up a 2–0 lead on

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before losing 3–2. With the

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taking place immediately following the Confederations Cup, Bradley selected a largely second-tier squad, which advanced to

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before losing 5–0 to Mexico. With a 3–2 away win against

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on October 10, the team secured qualification for the

. At the World Cup finals in South Africa, the U.S. finished on top of

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after a 1–1 draw with

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, a 2–2 draw with

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, and a 1–0 victory over

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through a dramatic late goal by Landon Donovan. In the knockout round, Bradley and the U.S. faced

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, who eliminated the Americans for the second consecutive World Cup with a 2–1 victory in extra time following a 1–1 draw. Following the World Cup, Bradley signed a contract extension in August 2010 to remain as the U.S. coach until the

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after a reported approach from English club

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. In June 2011 he led the U.S. to the final of the

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, but an early 2–0 lead in the final was overturned by Mexico, who eventually won 4–2. On July 28, 2011, he was relieved of his duties by the United States Soccer Federation to be replaced by former Germany national team manager

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Egypt

On September 14, 2011, Bradley reached a deal to take over as manager of the Egypt national team beginning October 15, 2011. He made his debut on November 14, in a friendly against

, losing 2–0. Bradley was praised for choosing to live in Egypt despite the unrest following the

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and continuing to guide the Pharaohs despite the suspension of the

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following the

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. Egypt was perfect in its first six matches of qualifying for the

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, but fell decisively to Ghana in the third round playoffs. Bradley was not retained following Egypt's elimination. ''American Pharaoh'', a documentary by Hossam Aboul-Magd about Bradley's tenure in Egypt, aired on

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on June 16, 2014.

Stabæk Fotball

It was reported on January 2, 2014, that Bradley had agreed to manage

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in Norway, making him the first American to manage a club in a European top flight. His competitive debut came on March 30, in a 3–0 home win over

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. During this tenure the club reached the qualifying phase of the Europa League, also a first for an American coach. On November 5, 2015, Stabæk announced that Bradley would be leaving the club at the end of the

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to pursue other jobs.

Le Havre AC

On November 10, 2015, Bradley was officially named as the new manager of French

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side

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, signing a two-year contract. He recorded his first win at the club on December 1 against Evian TG in a 3–2 victory at home. Bradley led the team to a tie on points with

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for third place in the league and the final promotion place, but the team was left in fourth based on the goals scored tiebreaker. Bradley managed his final match on October 3, 2016, a league home game against

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, which Le Havre won 2–1.

Swansea City

On October 3, 2016, Bradley was appointed as the new Swansea City manager after

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's dismissal. The Swansea supporters trust – who own 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. With the appointment, 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. On December 27, 2016, following a 1–4 defeat by

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, Bradley was sacked by Swansea after only 85 days and 11 games in charge of the club, the fourth shortest reign of any manager in the history of the Premier League. He left with a 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. In a club statement,

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, the Swansea chairman, said: "We are sorry to lose Bob after such a short period of time. Unfortunately things haven't worked out as planned and we felt we had to make the change with half the Premier League season remaining. Personally, I have nothing but praise for Bob. He is a good man; a good person who gave everything to the job. His work-rate is phenomenal and we wish him well for the future." Following his sacking, Bradley said that the club's owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien were swayed by a "negative atmosphere" at the club and failed to realize this was a project and that they needed to stick to the plan. He also said: "You can look at even top managers and recognize that in a league as competitive as the Premier League, anyone can go through a stretch of 10 or 11 games where you don't get the results you should.'' At Swansea, Bradley had been criticized for using American soccer vocabulary such as "PK" for a penalty kick and "road game" for what the British call an away game. He defended himself by saying that the vocabulary for the game varies in every country.

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program ''

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'' parodied him as the character "Brad Bobley", an American coach who uses exaggeratedly American words. Analysis by ''

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'' found that Bradley in fact used British terms such as training, supporters and clean sheet far more frequently than their American equivalents practice, fans and shutout, and had never once called the sport soccer in a British interview.

Los Angeles FC

On July 27, 2017, Bradley was announced as the team's first head coach for the inaugural season of Los Angeles FC, an expansion MLS team that started playing in the

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season. On March 4, 2018, Los Angeles FC won 1–0 against the Seattle Sounders in the team's first ever game. It was Bradley's first domestic club job since leaving Chivas USA for the USMNT in 2006. During Bradley's time in Los Angeles, he established LAFC as a leading club in the league, guiding the club to the post-season in their first three seasons of existence. In

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, the Black and Gold amassed the most points at that time in MLS history with 72, winning the Supporters' Shield in the process. The club lost to the

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in that year's conference final, 2–1. On November 18, 2021, 11 days after LAFC failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time, Bradley and Los Angeles FC parted ways.

Toronto FC

On November 24, 2021, Bradley was announced as head coach and sporting director of

, reuniting with his son

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, who has been the club's captain since 2015. He tied 1–1 at

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on his debut the following February 26, concluding his first season in second-from-bottom in the Eastern Conference; the team signed

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trio

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and Federico Bernardeschi in July 2022. Bradley's Toronto FC won the delayed 2020 Canadian Championship on June 5, 2022 with a penalty shootout win over

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. The following month, they lost the 2022 edition to

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on the same method.

Personal life

Bob Bradley is the eldest of three brothers. The middle sibling, Scott, played for the

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and three other

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teams in the 1980s and 1990s, and is the current baseball coach at

. The youngest, Jeff, is a sports journalist who has worked for

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and the ''

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''. Bradley is married to Lindsay (née Sheehan), a former University of Virginia

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player. Their son,

, was drafted by the MetroStars in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, and played in the

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and

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before transferring to

in January 2014. Bob also has a daughter named Ryan, who is married to

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, a former professional soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and current assistant coach for Seattle Sounders.

Coaching statistics

Honors

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: 1998 * U.S. Open Cup: 1998,

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;Los Angeles FC * Supporters' Shield:

;Toronto FC * Canadian Championship:

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(played 2022) ;United States *

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: 1998,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

National Soccer Hall of Fame The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a private, non-profit institution established in 1979 and currently located in Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The Hall of Fame honors soccer achievements in the United States. Induction ...

: 2014

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Bradley becomes National team coach
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