Angel City FC He hired Alexander Straus as the new head coach of the team after extensive search that Mark Parsons sports director had described in detail.
Straus is currently in charge of Bayern Munich Women who are located to win the third direct league title under the 49 -year -old Norwegian leadership. Begins its role Ns Club 1 June, allowing him to finish the German season first and go to Los Angeles.
Straus appeared as “preferred candidate” Angel City in the process that Parsons felt was complex – until he realized he was looking at the whole coaching pool.
“One morning I woke up and said,” Did we call the best coaches in the world? And we thought of everything, were we creative? Did we mean different? “Parsons Espn said.
“And the answer was, I think we did it in a female game, but we didn’t do it in the men’s game. I can’t say who it was, but Mark Wilson got to one of the greatest men’s coaches in the world within two days and I had a conversation with him to attract him to the process.
Two of these three men’s team coaches were interested in work, Parsons said, but until then Angel City “closer” to his preferred candidate Straus.
Parsons arrived at Angel City in January and collaborated with Technical Director Mark Wilson and auxiliary CEO Matt Wade to narrow a long list of candidates for a 12 -member longlist in February.
These dozens of candidates bridged six different leagues and nine nationalities with 50-50 division between men and women.
Two contemporary NWSL coaches were the initial goals in the process, but Angel City was rejected at each application for permission, Parsons ESPN said.
Finding a “proven winner” was one of the five primary pillars of the Parsons criteria in search. He also wanted a strong communicator and someone with charism.
The first criteria for Parsons concentrated around a candidate who is “tireless, ruthless, durable”-a class motto, which has become so deeply accepted that it is decorated on the walls of weightlifting in their new training facility.
“Alex fits into this profile on every measure,” Parsons said in his statement.
“He consistently demonstrated the ability to unify the teams under a shared purpose, inspire players to grow and perform at their peak and consistently provide results. I am really convinced that Alex’s experience, team culture and tactical intelligence will strengthen our foundation because we try to bring the Championship to Los Angeles.”
Sources said Espn’s Emily Keogh that Straus was well considered to be Bayern Munich.
The search for a new head coach Angel City began in December when Former head coach Becki Tweed was released.
But former CEO Angela Hucles Mangano left the club only a few days ago, which means that Parsons had to be rented before the coach could be identified.
Sam Laits that has more than ten years of experience with NWSL coaching, was appointed a temporary head coach And after Straus arrives as an assistant.
Angel City is the only NWSL team to start the 2025 season without a full -time coach, but the Los Angeles page is one of the three undefeated NWSL teams after four rounds of the 2025 season.
In addition to Frauen-Bundesligy titles, Bayern Munich got into the quarterfinal of the women’s UEFA women’s league in two three seasons under Straus.
Before his time in Bayern Straus, he trained extensively in Norway in the club and youth national team system and was previously on the radar of several clubs in England, sources were reported by ESPN Emily Keogh.
Now the leadership of the most important NWSL team, which insisted on success. Angel City made Play -OFF just once since the launch as an expansion team 2022. Last season, the team finished 12th.
