No Re-election Needed, The Mayor Turns to Coaching: Cherundolo at Hannover

Korkut is definitely not an aspiring hire for the fans but it this will be a good opportunity for Dolo

 

Sad that he's leaving the mayorship

 

Well he has to start his journey to the USMNT at some point...

 

...and if he can help keep VfB up in the B1, he could be elected as mayor of Stuttgart.

 

easy to be negative about this ya campaign but this is definitely a feel good story that keeps feeling good

 

And likely to feel even better because . . .

when underwhelming and not-at-all popular desperation hire Korkut gets canned, Dolo is appointed head coach and stabilizes the team.

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VfB have extended the contracts with head coach Tayfun Korkut, as well as his assistant coaches Ilija Aracic and Steven Cherundolo, until June 30th, 2020.
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— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) June 10, 2018

 

I hope Cherundolo can turn it around for Wood if he goes there.

 

Not at Hannover anymore

 

why again did he leave Hanover to coach at Stuttgart?

 

https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2...undolo-joins-vfb-stuttgart-as-assistant-coach

Looks like he is familiar with Korkut when he was in charge of Hannover, and obviously the promotion from being a youth coach to an Assistant Coach of the men's team.

 

Wow. He's not he mayor of anover anymore.

Congrats on the move for him.

He Marsch have the best shot at getting long term gigs in the big leagues.

 

And VfB are a bigger club than Hannover. Muuch bigger.

 

Korkut sacked at Stuttgart, Cherundolo one of two assistants let go as well

https://www.vfb.de/de/vfb/aktuell/neues/profis/2018/vfb-stellt-tayfun-korkut-frei/

 

Ouch. Let’s hope he can find a gig at another Bundesliga club, even if that means going back to Hannover.

 

The irony of Bobby Wood scoring a rare brace to get Dolo fired. Quick, someone come up with a USMNT politics spin on this!

 

What about Cherundolo coaching as the next USMNT assistant under Berhalter, since they were teammates on 2002 and 2006 WC teams?

Also I'm sure Bob Bradley would hire him as an assistant LAFC in a heartbeat (along with Friedel at New England, and Ben Olsen at DC United, both former WC teammates).

Or I'd like to see him be given the reins for an MLS club if someone is willing to take a chance. There are current openings at Vancouver and LA Galaxy. Could also soon be openings in Columbus (if Berhalter leaves), and Atlanta (if Martino leaves). We may also see changes soon in Chicago (they stink), and Orlando (ditto).

 

I wonder if Cherundolo would return to Hannover in some capacity or try a much lower level club. Like 5th division.

 

Playing in a tribute match:

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— Hannover 96 (@Hannover96) October 13, 2018

 

Why would he drop down a level to be an assistant coach in MLS? I’d guess he can bide his time in some role with Hannover till something pops up in Germany.

 

That's the right course of action.

I wonder why he went to Stuttgart in the first place. Was it more prestigious than his gig with Hannover?

 

Youth team coach or full-time assistant for a first team? You answered your own question.

 

i thought he had gotten the assistant gig before he left Hannover

 

Helping out with the USMNT this week:

http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/uni...undolo-talks-coaching-us-player-pool-and-more

As for what is next for Cherundolo, he noted that he's "open to everything. My phone is on." He said he had no regrets for taking the Stuttgart assistant coach position after spending almost 20 years with Hannover. He has in fact been speaking to both clubs about a new role -- he is after all still getting paid by Die Roten -- and he wouldn't rule out someday returning to the U.S. to share what he has learned. Last year, former international teammate and current Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra sent some of the club's youth coaches to Stuttgart to pick Cherundolo's brain, so there is some recognition of his work.