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Austin FC Names Davy Arnaud as Assistant Coach

Davy Arnaud coaching and playing history

Austin FC has announced that Davy Arnaud will join the team as Assistant Coach on August 1, 2020. He will work with Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff as a key member of the coaching staff.

Born in Nederland, Texas and raised in the Lone Star State, Arnaud (pronounced “ARR-no”) joins Austin FC from the Houston Dynamo where he served in a variety of coaching positions, including a recent appointment as Interim Head Coach for a nine-match period from August 14, 2019 to October 25, 2019.

His MLS coaching experience dates back to 2016 when he became an assistant coach at D.C. United, following his retirement as a player.

In 2017, Arnaud returned to Texas, joining the Dynamo’s coaching staff as an assistant until August 2019 when he became interim Head Coach.

Arnaud and Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff were teammates at Sporting KC where Arnaud played from 2002–2011. Arnaud brings MLS expansion experience to Austin FC, having played for the Montreal Impact during their inaugural MLS season in 2012, scoring the team’s first-ever MLS goal.

Arnaud played 351 matches and scored 50 goals with 46 assists during his 15-season career in MLS.

As Austin FC’s Assistant Coach, Arnaud will report to Josh Wolff. As the Austin FC first team develops, Arnaud will play a key role in the day-to-day preparation, training, and recuperation of Austin FC’s first team, while helping to develop the first team’s playing philosophy and culture.

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