Jesse Alan Marsch (born November 8, 1973) is a former professional soccer player and current head coach of Premier League club Leeds United.
Marsch spent 14 seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with D.C. United, Chicago Fire, and Chivas USA, winning three league titles and four US Open Cups while also earning two caps for the US national team.
Jesse Marsch parents: Meet Mr. Larry Marsch and Mrs. Marsch
Larry was born to Larry Marsch on 8th September 1973. Unfortunately, there are currently no details about Jesse’s family.
Marsch retired from playing in 2010 to become a coach, first as an assistant with the United States national team under Bob Bradley, which reached the last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
When the Montreal Impact joined Major League Soccer in 2012, he became the club’s first head coach.
After a year as an assistant coach for his alma mater, the Princeton Tigers, Marsch was hired as head coach of the New York Red Bulls in 2015 and remained in that position through the first half of the 2018 MLS season.
The Red Bulls won the Supporters’ Shield in Marsch’s first season as head coach, and he was named MLS Coach of the Year. Marsch holds the record for most wins by a coach in franchise history.
