Skip to main content

Montreal Impact hire Schallibaum as coach

Saputo Stadium (left) has been the home of the Impact, an expansion team this past season.

Saputo Stadium (left) has been the home of the Impact, an expansion team this past season.

Former Swiss League player and coach Marco Schallibaum is the new coach of the Montreal Impact.

The Major League Soccer club will introduce the 50-year-old at a news conference Tuesday at Saputo Stadium. He replaces Jesse Marsch, who led Montreal in its inaugural MLS season in 2012.

Schallibaum coached nearly 10 years with five clubs in the Swiss Super League and spent the last two years as a FIFA coaching instructor in Asia.

Schallibaum also played 15 seasons in the Swiss League and won three championships. He played 31 games for the Swiss national squad.

Impact President Joey Saputo said the new coach should be able to speak English and French. Schallibaum speaks those languages plus German and Italian.

© 2024 ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC. - All Rights Reserved. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators’ opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Gambling content intended for 21+. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.