COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Robert Warzycha (vahr-ZEE-hah) is coming back next year as coach of the Columbus Crew.
The Major League Soccer team announced Friday it would exercise its option on Warzycha’s contract for the 2011 season. The Crew are 11-4-4 this season and lead the Eastern Conference.
Warzycha became coach midway through the 2005 season. He took over a team that was 4-10-2, leading Columbus to a 7-6-3 mark the rest of the way. He then returned to his previous position as an assistant coach before becoming full-time coach for the 2009 season. The team went 13-7-10.
Warzycha was one of the best players in Crew history before joining the coaching staff nine years ago. His coaching record is 31-17-17.
