Atlanta United announced the firing of its first-year manager Gabriel Heinze on the team’s Twitter account Sunday afternoon.
Gabriel Heinze Relieved of Duties as Atlanta United Head Coach.
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) July 18, 2021
Club President Darren Eales and Vice President and Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra to address the media at 4pm today.
United says a “variety of issues relating to the day-to-day leadership” were pivotal in the move to part ways with Heinze. “(The firing) was certainly not a decision we wanted to make at this point in our season,” said Atlanta United president Darren Eales in a team statement. In a later news conference with reporters, Eales would not detail what issues were involved.
The team under Heinze was shut out in four of its past five games, including Saturday’s 1-0 loss to New England. Here in 2021, Atlanta United is only 2-4-7, which includes a franchise-worst eight game winless streak.
Assistant Rob Valentino takes over as interim manager.
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