Jesse Marsch: podcast appearances and interviews

Jesse Alan Marsch, born November 8, 1973, is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Canada men's national team. Marsch played 14 seasons as a midfielder in Major League Soccer with teams including D.C. United, Chicago Fire, and Chivas USA. During his playing career, he won three league titles and four U.S. Open Cup titles and earned two caps for the United States national team. After retiring from playing in 2010, he transitioned into coaching. His coaching career began as an assistant with the U.S. national team under Bob Bradley, contributing to the team's advancement to the last 16 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He then became the inaugural head coach of Montreal Impact when it joined MLS in 2012. In 2015, Marsch served as an assistant coach at Princeton University before being hired as head coach of the New York Red Bulls. During his tenure there, the team won the Supporters' Shield and he was named MLS Coach of the Year. He holds the record for most wins in franchise history. In 2018, Marsch joined German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig as an assistant coach, and later coached Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, where he secured league and cup doubles in consecutive seasons and led the team to successive Champions League group stage appearances. He briefly returned to RB Leipzig and later coached Leeds United. In May 2024, he was appointed as coach of the Canadian national team and led the team to a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Copa América.