acquired by USL Dallas, LLC, the ownership group<\/a> behind Atl\u00e9tico Dallas.<\/p>\n\u201cThis is an important moment for Dallas Trinity FC,\u201d said Brian Corcoran, Sporting Director for Atl\u00e9tico Dallas. \u201cLee\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 speaks for itself, but what impressed us most was his vision for building a winning culture. Since taking over the club, we\u2019ve been clear that we want to invest in local players and local coaches whenever we can. Bringing home someone who grew up in this community, earned respect throughout the game as both a player and a coach, and now has the opportunity to lead this club made perfect sense. We\u2019re excited to see him lead Dallas Trinity into its next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before entering coaching, Nguyen enjoyed one of the most accomplished playing careers of any American midfielder of his generation. Across 17 professional seasons, he competed in the Netherlands, Denmark, Vietnam and Major League Soccer, where he made more than 250 appearances with the New England Revolution, LAFC and Inter Miami CF.<\/p>\n
A finalist for the 2014 MLS Most Valuable Player Award and an MLS Best XI selection, Nguyen helped lead the Revolution to the MLS Cup Final before later winning the 2019 Supporters\u2019 Shield with LAFC. He also earned nine appearances with the United States Men\u2019s National Team.<\/p>\n
Born in Richardson and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Nguyen played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans before starring at Plano East Senior High School and Indiana University. A dual U.S.-Vietnamese citizen, he also became the first American player to compete in Vietnam\u2019s top professional league, adding another unique chapter to a career that has connected soccer communities across the globe.<\/p>\n
Nguyen\u2019s return to North Texas also represents a full-circle moment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned home and helped coach girls\u2019 teams for the Dallas Texans, an experience that sparked his transition from an accomplished playing career into coaching. He now returns to lead Dallas Trinity FC into its next era.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing home to North Texas to lead Dallas Trinity FC is an incredible opportunity,\u201d said Nguyen. \u201cThis club has already established a strong foundation, and I\u2019m excited to work with our players, staff and supporters as we continue building something special. Dallas has always been part of who I am, and it\u2019s an honor to help shape the future of this club and continue growing the women\u2019s game in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club also announced that First Team Manager Nathan Thackeray and Technical Director Chris Petrucelli have departed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Dallas Trinity for the opportunity to lead this remarkable group of players and staff, as well as the fans for all their support,\u201d said former Dallas Trinity FC First Team Manager Nathan Thackeray. \u201cI am incredibly proud of what we accomplished together and excited for the future of the club. While I\u2019m disappointed not to be returning next season, I wish everyone associated with Dallas Trinity nothing but success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lee Nguyen is back in North Texas. The former US Men’s National Team midfielder and NWSL championship-winning coach…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,581,104,103,6584,20604,136,40400,959,16601,731,122316,2001,17652],"class_list":["post-360016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-trinity-fc","tag-major-league-soccer","tag-mls","tag-nwsl","tag-richardson","tag-seattle","tag-soccer","tag-usmnt","tag-washington","tag-washington-dc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}