Schellas Hyndman, the fifth head coach in team history, enters his second season as FC Dallas head coach. Hyndman joined FC Dallas on June 17, 2008 after 31 seasons as a college head coach, including 24 as the head coach of nearby Southern Methodist University (SMU).

Hyndman ranks fourth all-time in victories among Division 1 coaches, posting an all-time college record of 466-122-49, which includes a record of 368-98-38 at SMU and 98-24-11 at Eastern Illinois University. In 31 years as coach, he led his schools to 30 NCAA playoff appearances, 11 quarterfinals and three Division 1 final fours. He was named National Coach of the Year in 1981 and also earned eight league Coach of the Year honors during his career (WAC: 1997, 1998, 1999; MVC: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004; Conference USA: 2006).

Born in Macau (China) to a Portuguese father and Russian mother, Hyndman lived in China until the age of eight, when his family moved to Springfield, Ohio. He attended and played football at Butler High School, while playing club soccer with the Dayton Edelweiss Soccer Club.

Hyndman played collegiate soccer at Eastern Illinois University, where he was part of the 1969 NAIA national championship team. After playing one season with the Cincinnati Comets of the American Soccer League in 1975, Hyndman moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was an apprentice at Escola Graduada de Sao Paulo and trained regularly with Sao Paulo FC.

On October 20, 2007, Hyndman was enshrined into the Texans Credit Union Walk of Fame at Pizza Hut Park, along with Kenny Cooper Sr., an honor given to those who have made significant contributions to the sport of soccer in Texas.

Hyndman, who also holds a 10th degree black belt in karate, is married to Kami and the couple has three children, Tony, Jaime and Tamara.