New York Red Bulls History, Ownership, Squad Members, Support Staff, and Honors

The New York Red Bulls are an American proficient soccer club based in Harrison, New Jersey. The Red Bulls compete as a part of the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was set up in October 1994 and started play within the league’s inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 2006, the group was sold to Red Bull GmbH and re-branded as a portion of the company’s worldwide organization of football clubs, leading to the team’s current title.

History

The club’s unique title was Empire Soccer Club, which gave birth to the title of the team’s biggest supporters’ group, Empire Supporters Club. The team’s original proprietors were John Kluge and Stuart Subotnick. The title MetroStars was chosen in reference to Metromedia, the media company established by Kluge, after Nike’s original recommendation “MetroFlash” was rejected. The owners too considered but rejected buying the rights to the title “Cosmos”. Tab Ramos, the first player to sign with MLS, got to be the first MetroStars player and was before long joined by 1994 FIFA World Cup partner Tony Meola and A.C. Milan star midfielder Roberto Donadoni. 1990 World Cup player Peter Vermes was named the primary group captain, but it was the already obscure Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese who got to be the Metros’ first breakthrough star.

The team’s first coach was Eddie Firmani of New York Cosmos fame. In 1996, the MetroStars made news when they chosen players named Juninho and Túlio in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. This report set off an instantly positive response which was rapidly smashed after the MetroStars uncovered that they had not actually drafted well-known Brazilian players Juninho Paulista and Túlio Costa, as individuals had assumed. The MetroStars postponed both draftees on March 25, 1996. Whereas the personality of “Juninho” was afterwards found, the genuine title and club history of “Tulio” remains unknown. This strange scene has entered MetroStars people legend.

Ownership

The club was established in 1995 by John Werner Kluge and Stuart Subotnick, two directors for Metromedia, under the title MetroStars. The club was an establishing part of Major Alliance Soccer. In 2006 the club was sold to the Austrian company Ruddy Bull and renamed the New York Red Bulls.

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Age
Chris Armas	Manager	47
Bradley Carnell	Assistant Manager	43
C.J. Brown	Assistant Manager	44
Todd Hoffard	Goalkeeping Coach	–
Rafa	Goalkeeping Coach	49
Jeremy Holsopple	Conditioning Coach	–
Michelle Lafiosca	Athletic Coach	–

 

Medical Staff

Name	Position	Age
Traci Snyder	Masseur	–

 

Scouting

Name	Position	Age
Cris da Silva	Chief Scout	–
Ralf Rangnick	Head of International Relations and Scouting	61
Jeff Agoos	Scout	51
Bob Montgomery	Academy Manager	64

 

Management

Name	Position	Age
Gérard Houllier	Global Sports Director	72
Denis Hamlett	Sporting Director	51
Kevin Thelwell	Director of Football	–
Ricardo Campos	Director of Football	–
Juan Romero	Team coordinator	–
Bob Montgomery	Head of Soccer School	64

 

Squad

Name	Position	Jersey No.
David Jensen	Goalkeeper	1
Kendall McIntosh	Goalkeeper	40
Ryan Meara	Goalkeeper	18
Aaron Long	Defender	33
Tim Parker	Defender	26
Amro Tarek	Defender	3
Sean Nealis	Defender	15
John Tolkin	Defender	47
Patrick Seagrist	Defender	7
Kyle Duncan	Defender	6
Mandela Egbo	Defender	39
Chris Lema	Midfielder	80
Sean Davis	Midfielder	27
Marc Rzatkowski	Midfielder	90
Cristhian Cásseres Jr.	Midfielder	23
Alejandro Romero Gamarra	Midfielder	10
Jared Stroud	Midfielder	8
Daniel Royer	Forward	77
Josh Sims	Forward	20
Alex Muyl	Forward	19
Florian Valot	Forward	22
Omir Fernandez	Forward	21
Ben Mines	Forward	17
Mathias Jörgensen	Forward	25
Brian White	Forward	42
Tom Barlow	Forward	74

 

Honours

• Supporters’ Shield
  • Winners(3): 2013, 2015, 2018
• MLS Cup
  • Runners-up: 2008
• S. Open Cup
  • Runners-up(2): 2003, 2017