Former England striker Wayne Rooney has officially signed with DC United to oversee his training after defending his color as a player between 2018 and 2019, the club announced on Tuesday.
“Wayne is a football legend and one of the most passionate and dynamic coaches in our sport,” said club president Jason Levin.
“Early in his coaching career, he proved he could manage a team in a crisis,” he added.
For his part, the club’s head of football operations, Dave Kasper, said: “Rooney is a winner and a competitor. His way of working and what he imposes on himself and his players is unmatched.”
And the former Manchester United striker will replace Argentine Hernan Lozada, who was suspended from his duties just 6 games before the start of the season due to the team’s poor results.
D.C. United also failed to return to a winning streak following Losada’s departure as they currently sit second to last in Eastern Province with 17 points in 17 games.
The capital club, led by interim coach Chad Ashton, suffered a crushing 0-7 defeat to the Philadelphia Union on Friday.
Rooney had his first adventure on the bench after a long career at Derby County, which he left at the end of June knowing the former England captain had joined Derby County as a player in 2020 after leaving DC United where he scored 23 goals. in the ranks of the latter in 48 games in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
Rooney played for the Red Devils for 13 years, during which he scored 183 goals and won five Premier League titles and the club’s third European Champions League title in 2008.
