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Herdman steps down as Canada head coach, takes over at Toronto FC

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image.jpg-1.11394765 Canada head coach John Herdman raises his fist to the crowd after beating Cuba 6-0 in CONCACAF Nations League play at BMO Field in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Herdman had planned to be coaching the Canadian men's soccer team against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in Langford, B.C. Instead he was in his Vancouver-area home, working on a coaching webinar and other duties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston (Canada head coach John Herdman raises his fist to the crowd after beating Cuba 6-0 in CONCACAF Nations League play at BMO Field in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Herdman had planned to be coaching the Canadian men's soccer team against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in Langford, B.C. Instead he was in his Vancouver-area home, working on a coaching webinar and other duties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston)

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John Herdman stepped down as coach of Canadas mens team on Monday and was named head coach of TFC, taking over from interim skipper Terry Dunfield

TORONTO - John Herdman has spent more than a decade successfully leading Canada at the international level.

Now the longtime soccer coach faces perhaps his most challenging task of all restoring Major League Soccer club Toronto FC to its former glory.

Herdman stepped down as coach of Canada's men's team on Monday and was named head coach of TFC, taking over from interim skipper Terry Dunfield. 

He will assume coaching responsibilities as of October 1.

Herdman inherits a TFC club that has struggled mightily this season and sits in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-13-10 record.

He comes to MLS after 13 successful years coaching Canada at the international level.

He is the first manager to lead both a women's and men's team from the same country to World Cup qualification.

John Herdman quand il était entraîneur du Canada, en décembre 2022 à la Coupe du monde au Qatar. (The Associated Press)