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[nas] FW: Mo Johnston Named MetroStars Assistant Coach
> Mo Johnston Named MetroStars Assistant Coach
>
> SECAUCUS, NJ (December 16, 2002) - Scottish standout Mo Johnston, a veteran
> of 15 years of top-level European club soccer as well as a driving force in
> leading the Kansas City Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup championship, today was
> named as an assistant to head coach Bob Bradley on the MetroStars coaching
> staff.
>
> Johnston, 39, retired in 2001 following six seasons in Major League Soccer,
> earning three MLS All-Star selections with the Wizards. Prior to joining
> MLS, Johnston played 15 seasons in Europe, scoring 310 goals in 529 games
> for Scottish clubs such as Partick Thistle, Hearts of Midlothian, Falkirk,
> Celtic and Rangers, as well as Watford (England), Everton (England) and
> Nantes (France).
>
> "I am excited about the opportunity to join the MetroStars organization and
> Bob Bradley's coaching staff," said Johnston, who has spent the past year
> working on various community relation activities in the Kansas City area. "I
> hope to play my part in putting together a team that is capable of winning
> the championship every single year. The opportunity to join the coaching
> staff of the MetroStars was too good to pass up."
>
> "I am excited to have such a prominent addition to my coaching staff," said
> Bob Bradley. "Mo is an experienced player not only at the international and
> European soccer level, but also with MLS where he played for six seasons in
> Kansas City."
>
> Born in Glasgow, Scotland, the forward/midfielder also earned 35 caps with
> 15 goals in an international career that included the 1990 World Cup in
> Italy. Johnston scored six goals in eight games in helping his native
> Scotland qualify for the '90 World Cup.
>
> In 1989, he returned from Nantes to Scottish soccer to play for the Rangers,
> becoming the first Catholic since World War II to play for the club, which
> he helped lead to consecutive league championships from 1990-93.
>
> After joining the Wizards during the inaugural season of Major League Soccer
> in 1996, Johnston played in 138 games over the next six seasons, collecting
> 30 goals and 25 assists. He was named the team MVP in 1998 and 1999.
>
> Regular Season-MLS
> YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A PTS SHT SOG GW GA PG PA
> SG SA BK FC FS OF CK C E CP
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> 1996 Kansas City Wizards 29 29 2,573 6 3 15 54 28 1 2 0 0
> 2 3 2 34 24 23 8 4 0 12
> 1997 Kansas City Wizards 29 29 2,564 6 9 21 56 33 0 3 0 1
> 3 6 1 52 31 14 7 9 1 30
> 1998 Kansas City Wizards 26 23 2,080 11 2 24 60 34 2 0 0 0
> 1 2 0 34 23 9 18 1 2 4
> 1999 Kansas City Wizards 29 29 2,537 3 4 10 44 18 0 0 0 0
> 1 4 0 49 36 9 3 8 0 37
> 2000 Kansas City Wizards 25 22 1,982 4 7 15 46 18 2 3 0 0
> 0 0 0 39 49 10 3 6 0 23
> 2001 Kansas City Wizards 11 10 864 1 3 5 14 7 1 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 18 10 2 10 0 0 0
> Six-year totals 149142 12,600 31 28 90 274 138 6 8 0 1
> 7 15 3 226 173 67 49 28 3 106
>
> Playoffs-MLS
> YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A PTS SHT SOG GW GA PG PA
> SG SA BK FC FS OF CK C E CP
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> 1996 Kansas City Wizards 5 5 450 1 1 3 8 4 0 0 0 0
> 0 1 0 11 8 3 2 1 0 4
> 1997 Kansas City Wizards 2 2 180 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
> 2000 Kansas City Wizards 5 4 424 0 1 1 9 6 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 17 10 4 2 3 1 12
> 2001 Kansas City Wizards 3 0 112 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
> Four-year totals 15 11 1,166 1 2 4 27 14 0 0 0 0
> 0 1 0 34 20 8 6 4 1 16
>
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>
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