Valour FC coach/GM Phillip Dos Santos returns on one-year contract

By The Canadian Press on January 9, 2025.

Valour FC goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Lucas Cavallini vie for the ball during the second half of a preliminary round Canadian Championship soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

WINNIPEG – Valour FC head coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos will return to the club on a one-year contract, the Canadian Premier League team said Thursday.

The club finished last in the eight-team league with a 7-14-7 record last season.

Dos Santos has served in his current role since September 2021.

Assistant coach Daryl Fordyce and goalkeeper coach Patrick Di Stefani will also return next season. Assistant coach Jay Bhindi and strength and conditioning coach Daniel Guerreiro will not be back, the team said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 9, 2025.