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He played with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, and now he will coach Atlanta United

By Fredi Roman

After his retirement as a player after a great career with the best European teams, he started a successful journey as a coach and Atlanta United will be officially his next club.

After his retirement as a player after a great career with the best European teams, he started a successful journey as a coach and Atlanta United will be officially his next club.

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After some time of negotiations, Atlanta United has finally announced who will be the next manager of the Five Stripes. The third coach of the history of the club, after Gerardo Martino and Frank De Boer, was selected given the attractive style of play he promoted in the teams he managed previously.

The new gaffer had also an exciting career as a player, where he went on top of European soccer and had the greatest as teammates. Lionel Messi in Argentina national team, Cristiano Ronaldo in Manchester United and Ronaldinho in Paris Saint-Germain can say they played alongside Gabriel Heinze.

Atlanta United communicated his hiring in the social media of the club, and they are very optimistic about him. Heinze got a reputation of managing attacking and aggressive teams, getting the best of his stars and giving many chances to the youngest players. This will be his first stint outside Argentina, after he coached Godoy Cruz, Argentinos Juniors and Velez.

Darren Eales, president of the club, stated this is a key moment for Atlanta United and he is enthusiastic about Heinze. After a bad season with De Boer, the Georgia team wants to go back to winning the MLS Cup like they did in 2018. Some key players of that achievement still play for the club, like Josef Martínez, Brad Guzan and Ezequiel Barco.


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