COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC named Alan McCann as their new head coach on Tuesday. This comes after the club parted ways with former coach James Chambers and Sporting Director Stephen Hogan earlier this month.

In 2018 and 2019, McCann served as the head coach of Reading United, Philadelphia Union's USL Two affiliate. While coaching, he guided the team to the following:

a 28-3-5 record

back-to-back division titles

back-to-back conference titles

consecutive appearances in the USL Two Final

McCann also earned Coach of the Year honors in both seasons. He also served as a Scouting Director for the league.

In February, 2021, McCann joined the Switchbacks as a Performance & Technical Analyst. The club says McCann was later promoted to Technical Director

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