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Fire Add Percovich to Coaching Staff

By Guillermo Rivera, January 12, 2011 at 10:29 am

The Fire have added former Uruguayan international Leo Percovich to the coaching staff as first assistant to Carlos De Los Cobos.  Percovich was most recently an assistant to Preki at Toronto FC and Chivas USA while also acting as the Colorado Rapids goalkeepers coach in 2006-2007. 

Percovich fills the spot vacated by Mike Matkovich after last season. 

Filed under: 2009-10 Offseason

Tags: Carlos De los Cobos, Chicago Fire, Leo Percovich

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  • shortpasses said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Love it! South American skill plus the physical aspect associated with Uruguay!! Does this foretell a Uruguayan player???

  • cesba said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to shortpasses:

    I would like Diego Forlan.

  • shortpasses said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    Yeah and please pass the mushrooms you're eating!!

  • shortpasses said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    Yeah and please pass the mushrooms you're eating!

  • RedLine55 said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to shortpasses:

    oh man, don't even mention Diego. I would wet my pants

  • cesba said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    I have extra mushrooms for you and shortpasses. :)

  • Fire10 said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    This move is pretty transparent; the front office is waiting for CDC to underperform this season so that they can get rid of him (Hauptman won

  • cesba said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to Fire10:

    That's an interesting theory....Preki certainly has Fire ties. He played with Klopas at Kansas City from 1996-1997 and he coached at Chivas USA while Javier Leon was there in 2006 and 2007.

  • TKing said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to Fire10:

    Preki is aweful and proved that the last few years. His players become cheap shot artists and his teams play ugly, grunge soccer. The fact that this coach learned under Preki should be a warning sign not an encouragement.

  • cesba said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to TKing:

    Preki's coaching style is surely dissimilar to his playing style. He seems to have angered alot of people on the way out the door at both Chivas and TFC as well.

  • cesba said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    New All In Podcast with Frank Klopas......

    http://ht.ly/3CEti

  • Drew said January 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to shortpasses:

    A connection to uruguay can't hurt. Obviously there's some great talent coming out of that country. On a side note, there are some amazing beaches there if anyone is looking for a beach vacay a bit outside of the typical destinations.

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