Pablo Moreira (footballer)

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Pablo Moreira
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
New England Revolution II
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Akron Zips
Managerial career
2025 New England Revolution (caretaker)
2026– New England Revolution II

Pablo Moreira (born 6 March 1985) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. He is the manager of New England Revolution II in MLS Next Pro.

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Early and personal life

Born in Montevideo, Moreira is the son of José Hermes Moreira, also known as "Chico". The older Moreira was part of the Nacional squad that won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1980. [2] Pablo Moreira grew up in Broadview Heights, Ohio and attended Brecksville High School. [1] He studied international business and foreign languages at the University of Akron. [1]

Career

Moreira played college soccer as a forward for the Akron Zips, and was later the team's director of operations under Caleb Porter. [3] Starting from the 2013 season, he moved with Porter to Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers, as player relations manager. [4] Part of his responsibility was to integrate the team's Spanish-speaking players. [5]

Moreira followed Porter to the Columbus Crew (2019–2022) and New England Revolution (2024–2025). When Porter was sacked on 14 September 2025, Moreira was put in charge for the rest of the season. [6] On his debut six days later, he lost 1–0 away to the Philadelphia Union, [7] followed by a win, loss and draw in the final three games as the team missed the playoffs. [8] [9] On 3 December, he was put in charge of the reserve team in MLS Next Pro. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pablo Moreira". Akron Zips men's soccer . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. "DT uruguayo, hijo de un campeón del mundo con Nacional, entrenará a equipo de la MLS" [Uruguayan head coach, son of a world champion with Nacional, will manage an MLS team] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. "Former UA coach Caleb Porter, several ex-Zips seek championship in Sunday's MLS Cup". Akron Beacon Journal . 6 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. Goldberg, Jamie (13 May 2015). "What's in a number? Why Portland Timbers players chose the jersey number they wear". The Oregonian . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. Itel, Dan (26 September 2013). "Has Portland Timbers playmaker Diego Valeri made his case for MLS MVP?". Portland Timbers . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. "New England Revolution fire head coach Caleb Porter after less than two seasons". The Guardian . 15 September 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. "Damiani goal, late Blake save sees the Union beat the Revs". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. Bird, Hayden (28 September 2025). "3 takeaways from the Revolution's 2-0 win over Atlanta United". Boston.com . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 Couture, Jon (3 December 2025). "Revolution name Pablo Moreira, interim coach after Caleb Porter's firing, new boss of Revolution II". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 21 December 2025.