MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact officialized Friday Marc Dos Santos' title as head coach of the Montreal team by announcing his return for the 2010 and 2011 seasons."We are excited about the idea of having Marc with us for the next two seasons," declared Impact technical director Nick De Santis. "He has proved his abilities as a coach by leading the team to the USL-1 championship. He managed to instill his winning mentality to all players. He is a coach who is devoted to his work and who is strongly committed to the team's success."
In his first season at the helm of the Impact, Dos Santos was named finalist for the Coach of the Year award of the USL First Division. He led the team in all its victories in the regular season and maintained a 12-8-6 record in 26 matches in the USL-1. He then led the Impact to a third championship in club history after six consecutive wins in the playoffs.
"I'm very happy to be back with the Impact," mentioned Dos Santos. "This agreement shows the amount of trust that the team managers have in me. I'm thrilled to have won in 2009, but there are still many other things that I wish to win with the Impact."
Marc Dos Santos' assistant coaches will be announced at a later date.
TRIP TO PORTUGAL
Nick De Santis and Marc Dos Santos are back from a 10-day trip to Portugal. They had the opportunity to meet with Portuguese clubs, evaluate a number of players and visit training facilities.
EDUARDO SEBRANGO OPERATED
Impact forward Eduardo Sebrango underwent a successful surgery Tuesday for a sports hernia (groin). He should recover in time for the start of training camp.
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