Leo Percovich
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Galileo Galilei Percovich Lopes | ||
| Place of birth |
Montevideo, [[Uruguay- Italian nationality]] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | Club Nacional de Football | ||
| 1994 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1995 | Guaraní FC | ||
| 1995–1999 | Fluminense FC | ||
| 2000 | Alianza de Lima | ||
| 2001 | Racing de Ferrol | ||
| International career | |||
| Uruguay | 6 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Colorado Rapids (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Chivas USA (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Toronto FC (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Chicago Fire (assistant) | ||
| 2013– | Middlesbrough (Assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Galileo Galilei Percovich Lopes, known as Leo Percovich, is a former Uruguayan footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach at Middlesbrough F.C.
Playing career
Percovich played for Nacional, notably winning the Copa Libertadores and Uruguayan First Division. He went on to play for Atlético Mineiro, Guaraní FC, Fluminense FC, Alianza de Lima and Racing de Ferrol.
He appeared six times for Uruguayan national team.
Coaching career
Percovich has had previous coaching stints and training with Stuttgart, Pachuca, Cruzeiro, Valencia, Real Madrid and the National teams of Brazil, France and Uruguay.
He joined the Colorado Rapids in 2006 as goalkeeper coach, coaching two seasons and then joining Chivas USA before the start of the 2008 MLS Season. He moved to Toronto FC on December 14, 2009 as an assistant coach following Preki's move to the club in the off-season.[1] He joined the Chicago Fire on January 12, 2011 as first assistant coach. On November 4, 2013, Chicago Fire announced he would not be returning for the 2014 season.[2] He is currently a Goalkeeper coach at Middlesbrough.
Honors
- Nacional
References
- ^ "Percovich Joins TFC, Winsper Departs" (press release). Major League Soccer. December 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ "Chicago Fire Announce Assistant Coaching Changes". chicago-fire.com. November 4, 2013.
External links
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguay international footballers
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Guarani Futebol Clube players
- Fluminense Football Club players
- Alianza Lima footballers
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Peru
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Colorado Rapids non-playing staff
- Chivas USA non-playing staff
- Toronto FC non-playing staff
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club non-playing staff
- Middlesbrough F.C. non-playing staff