Earthquakes Staff/Front Office

Frank Yallop

Head Coach

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Frank Yallop enters his second year of his second stint as the head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes in 2009. He also coached the Quakes from 2001-03 before serving as the head coach of the Canadian men's national team from 2004-06 and the Los Angeles Galaxy from 2006-07.

Under Yallop's guidance the Quakes made a very successful return to MLS in 2008 as the top expansion team of the last decade. The Quakes had more wins (8) and points (33) scored more goals (32) and allowed fewer goals (38) than any expansion team since 1998. The team also posted a nine-game unbeaten streak from July 12-Sept. 27, which was the longest unbeaten streak in the league in 2008 and the second longest ever by an expansion team. At the conclusion of the season, he was invited to coach MLS' Generation adidas team for a week of games in London.

The former Ipswich Town and Canadian National team coach played an instrumental part in acquiring all of the players on the current roster, including 2008 MLS Newcomer of the Year Darren Huckerby and long-time Quake Ramiro Corrales, among others. Yallop was a finalist for MLS Coach of the Year for his efforts.

During his previous three seasons as head coach of the Earthquakes, Yallop won two MLS Cup Championships while posting a 41-25-18 record, which was the best mark in MLS during that stretch. Yallop was also named MLS Coach of the Year in 2001 after taking over a team that posted a league-worst 7-17-8 record in 2000 and leading them to the MLS Cup Championship in 2001. The former Canadian international defender is still the club's all-time leader in wins in club history (49). Yallop also coached the MLS All-Stars to a 3-2 win over the United States National Team in 2002.

Under Yallop during that stretch the Quakes broke numerous club records, including fewest goals allowed in a season (29) and most consecutive wins at home (12). Many players flourished under Yallop's tutelage, as the Quakes had 13 players named to the All-Star team in Yallop's three seasons and had five members selected to the MLS Best XI team. Seven Earthquakes players also earned their first call-up to the senior men's national team for training camps during Yallop's first three seasons in San Jose.

Yallop began his coaching career in 1999 with the U.S. Project 40 team. He was an assistant coach to Tim Hankinson for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1999 and then he went to work with D.C. United in 2000 as the top assistant to then head coach Thomas Rongen.

Before he began his coaching career, Yallop spent almost 20 years playing in England and the United States as a tough defender. He signed his first professional contract at the age of 16 with Ipswich Town FC in England and in 1992 helped the team win the English First Division. He was twice named the team's most valuable player and Yallop scored game-winning goals in back-to-back games in 1993 to lead Ipswich to Premiership victories over Tottenham Hotspur and legendary side Manchester United.

He also played in MLS as a top defender for the Tampa Bay Mutiny from 1996 to 1998, where he earned the Mutiny's Defender of the Year award in 1997 and 1998. In 1996 Yallop helped the Mutiny to a league-best regular season record of 20-12 and in 1998 he scored the only goal of his MLS career.

Yallop made five appearances for English Youth National Teams and later played 52 times for the Canadian National Team, due to a 1989 change in FIFA rules allowing players to represent different countries providing they had not signed a professional contract during the time of their first appearance. With the exception of suspended time, Yallop was selected by Canada to play in every international match he was available for from his debut until November 1997.

Yallop has a United States Soccer Federation "A" coaching license and a FA Preliminary Badge.

He and his wife, Karen, have two sons, Jack and Samuel.