Marc Bircham to Leave Arizona United SC for Queens Park
November 14, 2016 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Phoenix Rising FC News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Arizona United Soccer Club assistant coach Marc Bircham, the number two behind head coach Frank Yallop, has officially parted ways with the club. The one-year Arizona United SC assistant will be joining the coaching staff of English side Queens Park Rangers. "Marc was an incredible assistant in our first year with Arizona United and we'll be sad to see him leave," Yallop said. "This is just another example of the the high level of quality in USL on the player and coaching side. We wish Marc the very best at his old club." This will be Bircham's second stint on the coaching staff of QPR. He was a coach with the club from 2009-2014. He then spent time as an assistant with Millwall FC, before joining Yallop's staff with Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire in 2015. Bircham was also a former player at QPR, making 152 appearances with the club during his career. He'll be joining the staff of newly-hired Ian Holloway, who he previously worked under while a coach at Millwall.
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