46 Sports
Ponte Vedra Recorder ·September 24, 2015
Armada makes big changes in front office, on field
Mike Bonts
Jacksonville Armada FC owner
and CEO Mark Frisch announced
this week the dismissal of general
manager Dario Sala and head coach
Guillermo Hoyos along with assistant coaches Edison Ibarra, Rafael
Perez Niño and Sebastian Fabres.
Eric Dade, Jacksonville FC executive director and Armada FC director of player development, has been
named interim head coach for the
remainder of the 2015 Fall Season.
Current Armada FC Director of Soccer Operations Nathan Walter will
assist Dade.
The Armada sits in last place in
the North American Soccer League
(NASL) Fall and Combined Season
standings and has been held scoreless in their last five matches and
498 minutes of play. The club has
yet to win a single game on the
road, with a record of 0-2-11 (W-DL).
“Since the inception of the Armada FC, I have made it clear that
I have a very high standard for
performance on and off the field. To
achieve success in this league, and
win championships, we must defend
effectively, attack relentlessly, score
goals and win games – both at home
and away from home – on a consistent basis. We have not done this,”
said Frisch. “Following an in-depth
analysis of the team and operations,
I am confident that a new direction
is needed to turn around our team.
Our players and fans deserve our
very best and I strongly believe this
is what is needed for us to move
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