Reports: Houston Dynamo hire U.S. soccer legend Tab Ramos as head coach

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The Houston Dynamo have come to terms with Tabare "Tab" Ramos to become the fourth Head Coach in club history - according to reports.

Sources say the Dynamo have hired Tab Ramos - @USMNT U20 head coach. This is a huge get. Could have been the USMNT… https://t.co/XPSdxRkMEd
— David Nuño (@David Nuño) 1571935802.0

Per source, hearing that @RamosTab will be named the next head coach of the Houston Dynamo. Deal completed.… https://t.co/YRGib2YGiB
— Kristian Dyer (@Kristian Dyer) 1571935807.0

Ramos was recently the Head Coach of the Under-20 U.S. Men's National Team, a position he held since 2011. Under Ramos, the U.S. returned to the U20 FIFA World Cup in 2013 and reached the quarterfinals in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

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As a player, Ramos represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, three FIFA World Cups (Italy 1990, USA 1994, France 1998), two Concacaf Gold Cups and two Copa America tournaments. He was named 1990 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.

.@HoustonDynamo majority owner Gabriel Brener on hiring of Tab Ramos as head coach:”We went thru a very extensive s… https://t.co/yUqcrLe45R
— Mark Berman (@Mark Berman) 1571938305.0

ABC13's David Nuno, FOX Business' Kristian Dyer and FOX 26's Mark Berman were among the first to report the pending announcement. The Dynamo are expected to confirm the news via a press release within the next hours with a press conference coming as early as next week.

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