Seb Hines has been hired by the Orlando Pride on a multi-year contract and is now the team's permanent head coach after being promoted from interim manager.
In the middle of the 2022 campaign, Hines took over as interim manager in place of Amanda Cromwell, who had been suspended and was the subject of a league investigation due to allegations of workplace misconduct. He took over to oversee the 15 games left in the season after working as the Pride's assistant coach. .
Hines was the first Black head coach in the NWSL when he was hired. And as the first Black full-time head coach in league history, he now makes history. .
Pride chairman Mark Wilf stated, "It became very clear that Seb has earned the opportunity to continue leading our Club after evaluating what we want the future of the Pride to be, listening to player feedback, and discussing with Seb.
One of the team's many infrastructure changes was the appointment of Seb Hines to a permanent position. The Pride also disclosed that the role of general manager will change to vice president and general manager of soccer operations in order to devote more funds to player development, analytics, scouting, and medical services.
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