It looks like Gerardo “Tata” Martino wouldn’t mind returning to Major League Soccer for another stint. The ex-Atlanta United head coach revealed this in a big interview with The Athletic that came out earlier this week.
Martino left MLS in 2018 to take a coaching job with Mexico’s national team. However, his contract with Mexican Football Federation expired after the 2022 World Cup making the 60-year-old coach available for another job.
When asked about the prospects of returning to MLS, Martino seemed quite open to the idea.
“MLS is my weakness,” Martino told the media outlet. “I was part of an extraordinary project with Atlanta United that had a clear direction, a lot of communication, and similar objectives that were established very quickly and executed.”
“After coaching in MLS, I became attracted to it. I like the league. The possibility of returning to MLS is always there,” he added.
There are many MLS teams that would like a coach of Martino’s resume, but as he said, it has to be the right project. It remains to be seen whether that project comes up or Martino decides he is better off continuing his career elsewhere.
Martino became Atlanta United’s head coach ahead of the team’s inaugural season in 2017. He had a 40-17-17 record in two seasons and helped Atlanta win the 2018 MLS Cup.
