Austin FC parts ways with sporting director and head coach

sportsMay 18, 202616271

Austin FC fired Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell and Head Coach Nico Estévez, effective immediately. The club named assistant coach Davy Arnaud interim head coach. The departures leave Austin without a sporting director and a permanent head coach during the MLS season, creating vacancies that will shape roster decisions and on-field direction under interim leadership.

Tom Bogert

@tombogert.bsky.social

BREAKING: Austin FC has parted ways with sporting director Rodo Borrell and head coach Nico Estevez.

14722d ago

honorarydballsack.bsky.social10

The whole stadium was booing Saturday night- first time I’ve ever heard that, even when the wolffout plane was flying over games. That had to have landed…

James Guerra9

Well done. I didn't think they would do it but that's the right decision.

Keith Richards8

While Soccerwise is talking about coaches getting fired…..a coach gets fired. Gotta love this day and age 🤣🤣🤣

verdeandblack.bsky.social4

May the new management be given bags of cash to bring home hardware.

Dang Journal4

The right move. Verde needs better.

rexforever.bsky.social2

Can’t wait for them to announce our next new underwhelming coach!

jwriddle2

Also, I didn't know that Uncle Fester was their sporting director

Joseph Lowery

@joeclowery.bsky.social

Rodolfo Borrell's time in Austin was an obvious failure, with consistent misses on players and misidentification of where the holes in his squad actually were. Nico Estevez was dealt a rough hand, but didn't play it all that well, either. Change was badly needed for Austin FC.

3222d ago

Kevin Morris

@socceralt.bsky.social

Gonna be wild to see how Austin FC performs against STL next weekend with interim player-manager Guilherme Biro leading the team.

1822d ago

The False Nine12

Joseph Rosales can do it since he’s allowed to do anything besides play left back.

ATXRambler8

MLS All-Star Interim Player-Manager Guilherme Biro to you, sir

James Guerra6

Especially after he gets a red card in the 3rd minute for kicking the ref

Tom Grochowicz4

We're not gonna hire a new sporting director or coach before the end of the season, so I'm all in favor of making it as chaotic and entertaining as possible. Coach Biro is the only solution.

austinfcfan1.bsky.social2

Can we just move Ilie to coach now?

honorarydballsack.bsky.social2

He and Stuv were jawing at each other pretty good a few times. Kinda wonder… also, he kept running up that side ala prime Michael Irvin on a post pattern- I still can’t decide if he’s doing that on his own or somebody’s just been trying to keep him busy, because nobody’s making that pass.

JND

@jndevereux.bsky.social

Had to happen but I find it hard to be gleeful about firings unless I think the people are terrible. And I liked these two personally. But they couldn’t make Austin FC competitive and that is their job. So I wish them the best and hope we get a coach and SD that can meet our support’s expectations.

1222d ago

The Austin Chronicle

@austinchronicle.bsky.social

Austin FC fires Head Coach Nico Estévez and Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell in massive midseason overhaul. www.austinchronicle.com/sports/the-v...

1122d ago

The False Nine

@thefalsenine.bsky.social

It's very clear what Austin FC needs right now in the #100yearwar This is a team that lacks heart and motivation. This team needs to take pride in their city, in their crest, and in themselves. They need someone to motivate them to run through a wall. Make it happen:

1022d ago

The North End Podcast

@thenorthendpodcast.com

We'll be LIVE on our YouTube channel at 12:00pm CT to discuss the firing of Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez and sporting director Rodolfo Borrell. #AustinFC Tune in here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaTb...

822d ago

Jay Rockatansky

@jayrockatansky.bsky.social

I’m grateful #AustinFC exists, however except for that one awesome year being a fan of this club has been rough

722d ago

Nevin Durish

@nevindurish.bsky.social

Whoa, big (and somewhat expected) changes coming. Nico and Rodo out. #austinfc

422d ago

da da™️ drew

@adrew.dadguy.help

some good news out of Austin FC it seems #NicoMustGo

622d ago

KXAN News

@kxan.com

Austin FC has struggled this season and is the only team in MLS not to have a win on the road. DETAILS: https://www.kxan.com/sports-general/austin-fc/austin-fc-fires-sporting-director-rodolfo-borrell-head-coach-nico-estevez/

522d ago

The Designated Players | An MLS Podcast

@thedppod.bsky.social

Another one! #AustinFC hiring Estevez was a head scratcher for me at the time of announcement and it seems to have panned out exactly as expected. If they want to get back to the success of the early years, they have to get this next hire right

322d ago