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NAME: Richie Williams POSITION: Assistant Coach |
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On Friday, August 21, 2009, Richie Williams became the interim head coach with the resignation of Juan Carlos Osorio. In 2009, Williams entered his fourth year with the Red Bulls as an assistant coach. He was an assistant under Mo Johnston during the beginning of the 2006 season before Johnston was relieved of his head coaching duties on June 27. Williams served as the club's interim head coach for eight regular season games from June 27 through Aug. 12. During his tenure as interim head coach, Williams' squad went 4-3-2 in all competitions and he helped lead the Red Bulls on a three-game winning streak in July 2006.Williams, a Middletown, NJ native, played eight years in Major League Soccer spending six of those seasons playing for D.C. United (1996-2000, 2002)and two with New York (2001, 2003). He was a member of D.C. United's MLS Cup championship teams in 1996, 1997 and 1999. Over the course of his MLS career, the central midfielder saw action in 216 regular season games, starting 211 of them. He tallied eight goals and 33 assists during that time.
In addition to his club play, Williams earned 17 caps with the U.S. National Team, and had stints with the Under-23 and Under-20 National Teams. At the University of Virginia he was a part of two NCAA National Championship teams in 1989 and 1991 while playing for coach Bruce Arena. Williams spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
