Wilfried Nancy of the Columbus Crew was named Major League Soccer’s 2024 Coach of the Year on Wednesday after guiding the reigning champions to Crew records for points and goals in a season.
The 47-year-old Frenchman coached the Crew to the MLS crown in his first season as manager in 2023 after spending two prior campaigns at Montreal.
This season the Crew squad won the Leagues Cup and was runner-up in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Columbus went 19-6-9 for 66 points, second overall in MLS behind Inter Miami, scoring a team-record 72 goals.
Nancy became the first Crew coach since the late Sigi Schmid in 2008 to win the award after which Schmid is named. It’s voted on by players, teams and members of the media.
Columbus was eliminated by the New York Red Bulls in the opening round of the MLS playoffs.
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