CHIQUINHO, former head of the youth program at Brazilian club Vitoria, has been named the head coach of USL First Division expansion team Miami FC.
MANNY LAGOS has been named the director of soccer operations with the Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division. Lagos recently retired after a 14-year professional playing career. He returns to the Thunder, with which he played for his father.
OSCAR PAREJA has been named the assistant coach of FC Dallas. He spent eight years with the MLS club, from which he retired at the end of the 2005 season. The Colombian-born midfielder is second all-time on FCD with 52 assists.
SHAROLTA NONEN and DAVE SMITH will serve as assistant coaches for the W-LeagueÆs Atlanta Silverbacks in 2006. Nonen, the Canadian international, played for the Silverbacks in 2005 and will serve as a player-assistant coach in 2006. Smith is the SilverbacksÆ director of soccer-girls select.