US Soccer recruitment Porter, Ramos-ESPN (blog)

The United States has an Olympic football coach. An under-20 national team coach, also, both are big names.

American football on Thursday announced that the University of Akron coach user Of Porter, one of the best minds in the American game, will serve as coach U-23, taking the Americans using appropriate Olympic, and hope in next year's London Games.

Former u.s. national team star Tab Ramos is the new coach's U-20.

The lease to use include the most important in the era of young Jürgen Klinsmann and make a statement with the introduction of new blood in the top tier of U.S. Soccer Coach.

Porter, 36, a former Indiana University standout who played in four League games in three seasons in Major League Soccer San Jose, and Tampa Bay, was built in Akron football men of the nation program of the premier. The Zipcode is 100-15-12 mark in five-plus seasons under Porter, including a record of 10-2-2 this year, and won the NCAA title last year after plummeting underdog Virginia on penalty kicks in the 2009 final.

Developed a dozen players for MLS in that span, including Seattle Steve Zakuanisports Kansas City in Teal Bunbury, and Golden USA Blair Gavin, Ben Zemanski and Zarek Valentin.

"I feel very honored and privileged to have the unique opportunity to lead the national team under-20 United States," Porter, who will continue as coach of Akron told USA Soccer news releases. "I am curious to start the process of setting up the tracks in preparation for the Olympic qualifying March".

Ramos, 45, who moved from his native Uruguay, New Jersey when he was 11, is one of the best players in the history of the USA national team, with players in the World Cup in 1990, 1994, 1998 and in clubs in Spain and Mexico playing before wrapping up a 14-year career with the MetroStars, now Red Bull New York. He was the first player signed by MLS in 2005.

Ramos became a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005, the first year of eligibility.

Top youth coach in New Jersey, whom Klinsmann used as an assistant coach of the original games as the U.S. boss, Ramos made 81 international apperarances 12 years with the national team.

"It is an honour for me to once again representing the United States," Ramos said in the release. "After the end of the game in my career, I've worked extremely hard to develop as a coach. I had the opportunity to work with the youth national teams with a great coach, and now I look forward to contributing as much larger in size. "