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San Jose Earthquakes' Frank Yallop Named MLS Coach of the Year

Published on November 27, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop was named MLS Coach of the Year on Tuesday, the second time he has won the award in his 10-year career. Yallop was an overwhelming winner, picking up 65 percent of the vote, 56-percent more than second-place Peter Vermes of Sporting Kansas City.

Yallop marshaled the Earthquakes through one of the biggest turnarounds in MLS history in 2012. At 19-6-9, Yallop's squad improved by 28 points and a league-record 11 wins from their 2011 finish. San Jose's 66 points set a club record and ranks No. 3 in league history.

"This is a great individual honor," Yallop said. "I would like to thank my players and staff for all the hard work and dedication this season. Without them, this could not have been possible."

During the regular season, Yallop engineered an 8-0-1 record against the three next-best teams in the Western Conference - Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC and the LA Galaxy. Additionally, Yallop's Earthquakes churned out one of the top offensive outputs in league history. With 72 goals, San Jose shattered its previous single-season record of 55 in a season, set in 1997. The Earthquakes are the first team since the LA Galaxy and Miami Fusion in 2001 to average more than two goals per game.

Even with three talented strikers in the fold, Yallop found a way to integrate Wondolowski, Gordon and Steven Lenhart; that trio was the first in MLS to score 10 or more goals apiece since 2002 and the first in club history since 1997.

The award was voted on by media, MLS players and MLS club management based on regular season performance. The other two finalists were D.C United's Ben Olsen and Sporting Kansas City's Peter Vermes. Below is a breakdown of the voting for the top five candidates:

MLS COACH OF THE YEAR VOTING

Coach % Club % Media % Player Weighted Total

Frank Yallop (SJ) 74.14 63.83 58.06 196.03

Peter Vermes (SKC) 10.34 10.61 6.45 27.4

Ben Olsen (DC) 3.45 6.06 16.13 25.64

Frank Klopas (CHI) 6.90 4.55 3.23 14.68

Sigi Schmid (SEA) 0 1.43 4.30 5.73

MLS COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

2012: Frank Yallop - San Jose Earthquakes

2011: Bruce Arena - LA Galaxy

2010: Schellas Hyndman - FC Dallas

2009: Bruce Arena - Los Angeles Galaxy

2008: Sigi Schmid - Columbus Crew

2007: Preki - Chivas USA

2006: Bob Bradley - Chivas USA

2005: Dominic Kinnear - San Jose Earthquakes

2004: Greg Andrulis - Columbus Crew

2003: Dave Sarachan - Chicago Fire

2002: Steve Nicol - New England Revolution

2001: Frank Yallop - San Jose Earthquakes

2000: Bob Gansler - Kansas City Wizards

1999: Sigi Schmid - Los Angeles Galaxy

1998: Bob Bradley - Chicago Fire

1997: Bruce Arena - D.C. United

1996: Thomas Rongen - Tampa Bay Mutiny

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