Suprised no thread has been started on this. Curt Onalfo is joining Arena's staff, according to the bottom of Stephen Goff's Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2994-2002Nov17.html
I should know more about him than I do. My recollection is that he was a journeyman MLS benchwarmer, and that he was In a nearby town, Ridgefield, CT, there are fields named Onalfo which I am assuming were named after him or a family member. Some one in his family at one time (mid 1990s) owned the USISL Connecticut Wolves. I think an Onalfo family member got into trouble with Commissioner Marcos when they donned a Wolves jersey and either sat on the bench or actually played on the field. I just do not know enough about him to have a reaction. Is every one else in the same place?
"Curt Onalfo, dumped as a United assistant, will join Arena's staff on a regular basis. . . ." Seems kind of a weird statement. I would have expected something like "Curt Onalfo has joined Arena's staff as..." It doesn't appear to be a full time position.
Curt Onalfo replaced Dan Calichman in LA's starting lineup for the '96 MLS Cup. Calichman received a ridiculous caution for dissent in the previous match from god if I could only remember which incompetent ref. That pushed Cap'n Dan over the limit, so he had to sit for the final. Onalfo was "marking" Eddie Pope on the last play. That's what I think about Curt Onalfo.