Montreal Impact head coach Jesse Marsch continues to fill out his staff for the team’s entry into Major League Soccer with the announcement that Mike Sorber will join the team as an assistant coach. Marsch and Sorber previously worked together as assistant coaches with the U.S. national team.
“Mike's experience both coaching and playing at the international level will be invaluable for our organization as we build towards 2012,” Marsch said in a statement. “He also has great knowledge of MLS players and teams, which will help us prepare for our inaugural season.”
Sorber, a native of Florissant, Miss., was also an assistant coach with St. Louis University from 2001 to 2006.
Sorber, who is fluent in Spanish, played for the U.S. national team from 1992-98, appearing in 67 matches and appearing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
His professional playing career began in the Mexican Primera Division in 1994. From 1996-2000, Sorber played more than 125 games in MLS with Kansas City, the New York MetroStars and the Chicago Fire. He registered nine goals and 17 assists, as well as one goal and five assists in the playoffs.
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