He may be an American but has traveled across the globe nurturing various soccer talents. 57-year-old Bob Bradley the current Head Coach of French Ligue 2 outfit Harve A.C. has had previous encounters in two different continent grounds. Bradley was once the U.S.A head coach, Egyptian National Coach as well as Norwegian side Stabaek manager.
Bob started his coaching career in his native land in college, MLS and later the US national team. A disastrous loss to Mexico in 2011 was the final blow to have experience as the US head coach. After he had been relieved off his duties, Bradley was approached by the Egyptian Football Association, which offered him a job as the manager of the Egyptian National Team. He would later go on to lose in the final qualifying match of the 2014 World Cup, which was enough to miss the Brazilian showdown.
Bob would then quit as the Egyptian head coach after the January 25 Revolution in Port Said. He moved to Norway with his family where he managed Norwegian side Stabaek through to the Europa League. It was one of the most times for him and his team which was promoted a year before he took charge. However, his tactics lifted the team up to third place finish, a cup semi-final spot as well as qualification for the Europa League. Two years down the line, Bradley opted for another test and, this time, he moved to French capital where he took charge of the French Ligue 2 outfit, Harve A.C, which is now owned by American businessman Vincent Volpe.
His success, however, comes at a cost too. Being an American, most English top flights were reluctant to offer him a job as they claim to be in need of a coach with Premier League experience which he lacked.
Le Havre is now placed third in the table after beating rivals Paris F.C and is in the automatic promotion sport to French Ligue. Bradley headed to Oslo to finalize some paper work of the UEFA Pro license which would allow him to manage any club in Europe.
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