Boss previously served in the same role for Austin FC in 2023 and 2024, and was most recently head coach of Lexington SC during the 2025 season.
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin FC is making more changes during the FIFA World Cup break.
In an announcement Tuesday, the team said Terry Boss will return to the club as an assistant coach through the end of the 2026 season. He previously held the same role for the Verde and Black in 2023 and 2024, so he’s no stranger to Austin and the pitch at Q2 Stadium.
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The team said Nico Bosch -who had been with the club as an assistant coach since January 2025- no longer holds that role.
Boss returns to Austin FC after serving as head coach of United Soccer League (USL) Championship league team Lexington SC during the 2025 season. Before his initial stint in Austin, Boss was the head men’s soccer coach at Oregon State University, where he earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors twice and led the program to a No. 1 national ranking in 2021.
A former professional goalkeeper, Boss played collegiately at the University of Tulsa and in the USL Premier Development League with Cascade Surge and Vermont Voltage. He later played in Major League Soccer (MLS) for the New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders before retiring because of concussion-related issues.
His coaching experience also includes roles with the U.S. men’s national team as an assistant and goalkeepers coach in 2019, as well as associate head coach at Virginia from 2014 to 2017, and assistant coaching positions at Oregon State and Tulsa.
The latest move comes after sporting director Rodolfo Borrell and head coach Nico Estévez were fired from the team on May 18. The club then announced on June 8 that Jim Curtin, former two-time MLS Coach of the Year, will be the team’s new coach ahead of the 2027 season. Austin FC is still searching for a new sporting director.
MLS play will resume after the FIFA World Cup on July 22, when Austin FC hosts the Seattle Sounders at Q2 Stadium.