John Herdman steps down as Toronto FC head coach

Toronto FC turned the most recent MLS membership that can start a seek for a brand new head coach.

John Herdman stepped down as head coach of Toronto FC, the membership introduced Friday. Herdman, who took over as TFC boss in October 2023, failed to steer the Canadian membership to the MLS Cup Playoffs this yr.

“Personally, I’ve made the troublesome choice that it’s the correct time for me to step away from the membership, because the group defines its imaginative and prescient for the longer term,” mentioned Herdman. “It has been an honour to put on the Toronto FC crest and contribute to the expansion of the membership. Working with this devoted group of gamers and workers has been a real privilege.

“I wish to thank Keith Pelley and MLSE possession for the chance, and I additionally wish to thank the unbelievable followers for the help they’ve proven me each on and off the pitch. I want the group success going ahead, and I look ahead to the subsequent chapter in my profession,” Herdman added.

Herdman led TFC to the Canadian Championship Remaining in 2023 however struggled to seek out a lot consistency with the membership in MLS play. He registered a 16-6-22 document in 44 matches in cost.

TFC completed eleventh within the Japanese Convention and twenty second general within the last MLS common season standings.

Herdman was beforehand the top coach of the Canadian males’s and girls’s nationwide groups earlier than his transfer to TFC.