Ex-Villa defender Mellberg named St Louis boss

Former Aston Villa and Sweden defender Olof Mellberg has been named as St. Louis City SC head coach, the membership confirmed on Tuesday.

Mellberg replaces Bradley Carnell, who was fired by St. Louis in July after a poor run of outcomes.

The 47-year-old began teaching at Swedish aspect IF Brommapojkarn, main them to back-to-back promotions in 2016 and 2017, successful the league title each years.

ESPN previously reported Mellberg had signed a multi-year cope with St. Louis, with the membership confirming the appointment, pending receipt of his P-1 visa.

“I’m excited to hitch St. Louis as the top coach,” Mellberg stated. “It’s a nice alternative right here due to the superb infrastructure and the path that the group has put in place.

“I am unable to wait to construct upon the inspiration already set right here and the large fan assist that offers this crew the power to achieve success.”

Membership president and GM Diego Gigliani stated he’s excited to welcome the previous Sweden internaitonal to the St. Louis.

“After cautious consideration, we’re thrilled to welcome Olof as our new Head Coach and are assured he’ll be an amazing match for St. Louis Metropolis SC,” Gigliani stated.

“Throughout his 4 years as Head Coach of Brommapojkarna, he is proven a constant capacity to outperform expectations and get outcomes.

“Moreover, his ardour for creating younger gamers, robust popularity available in the market and prior enjoying expertise on the elite stage of the game have been all extra causes we have been satisfied he was proper for the position.”