Atlanta United President Sends Letter to Season Ticket Holders

As a valued member of Atlanta United, I wanted to personally inform you of a change in leadership at the club effective this morning. We parted ways with head coach Gonzalo Pineda, as well as assistant coaches Diego de la Torre and Eugenio Villazon.

Assistant coach Rob Valentino will take over as interim head coach, effective immediately.

Above all, I am grateful for Gonzalo’s hard work and positive attitude he brings to the club every day. Alongside Diego and Eugenio, each of them has consistently ingrained themselves in our community and been exemplary ambassadors for our club throughout their time in Atlanta.

As a club, we set expectations to provide you with a championship club, this season and every season. So far, these expectations have not been met. It is my responsibility to move our club in a positive direction to meet these expectations. I believe the timing of this decision gives us the best opportunity to achieve our goals this season.

As the best fan base in MLS, the energy and passion with which you fill Mercedes-Benz Stadium every week deserves a high-quality product on the field. I have every confidence that our group will emerge from this moment stronger and return to the pitch refocused for the remainder of the 2024 season. The global search for the club’s next head coach begins immediately.

Unite and conquer,

Garth Langerway

President and CEO