 Rongen in 2012 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Eddy Rongen | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1956 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | AFC | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1973–1979 | AFC | ||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 40 | (6) | ||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) | 12 | (3) | ||||||||
| 1980 | Washington Diplomats | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 83 | (4) | ||||||||
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1985 | South Florida Sun | ||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||
| 1987 | Houston Dynamos | ||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | Pope John Paul II High School | ||||||||||
| 1988 | South Plantation High School | ||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Nova Southeastern University | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | ||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | New England Revolution | ||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | D.C. United | ||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | United States U20 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Chivas USA | ||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | United States U20 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | American Samoa | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||||||||
| 2024 | American Samoa | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Thomas Eddy Rongen (born 31 October 1956) is a Dutch-American football coach who has spent the majority of his playing and coaching career in the United States.[1] In December 2016, he was named Chief Scout of the United States men's national soccer team. Rongen won the MLS Coach of the Year award in MLS's inaugural season in 1996, leading the Tampa Bay Mutiny to the best regular-season record. His stint managing the American Samoa national team was covered in the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins, and the 2023 biographical comedy-drama also called Next Goal Wins.
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (30 May 2012). "Inside the MLS: Thomas Rongen". RedNation Online. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.