LAFC’s head coach, Steve Cherundolo, announced that he will step down from his position with the MLS team after the end of the 2025 season.
In a statement released by the club, Cherundolo explained it was a family decision.
“It is an honor to be the head coach of LAFC,” Cherundolo said in a statement. “After much reflection and discussion with my family, we made the decision that at the end of this year we will return to Germany.”
Cherundolo, who had 87 caps for the United States men’s national team, spent his entire professional career with German club Hannover 96. After retirement in 2014, he remained with the club in a coaching role, overseeing its academy teams.
Steve Cherundolo took over as LAFC’s head coach in 2022. He clinched the Supporters’ Shield and won the MLS Cup, the first in the team’s history, in his first season at the helm. LAFC also lifted the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2024 under Cherundolo.
LAFC has struggled at the beginning of the 2025 season, having four wins and four losses in their first eight MLS matches. They are currently sitting at No. 7 in the Eastern Conference and are seven points behind the leading Vancouver Whitecaps. The LA team was also eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
