Oscar Pareja, head coach of MLS Western Conference leader FC Dallas, arrived in the USA from his native Colombia in 1998 during MLS’s first wave of signing Latin American stars.After playing eight seasons in MLS, Pareja served two years as FC Dallas assistant coach before a stint as U-17 U.S. national team assistant coach. He returned to FC Dallas in 2008 and became itsDirector of Player Development, after which FC Dallas took the lead in MLS Homegrown signings.
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