Mike Sorber - Assistant Coach

Mike Sorber begins his first season as assistant coach with the Montreal Impact, after joining the club on October 5, 2011.

Sorber previously served as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team from 2007 to 2011 under head coach Bob Bradley. With the National Team, he also worked with Impact head coach Jesse Marsch.

As a member of the U.S. National Team coaching staff, he helped the team win the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, against Mexico, which led to a historic victory over world No. 1 Spain in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also helped the U.S. team advance to the round of 16 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In addition, he helped the U.S. team reach the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. He has also worked with various youth National Teams.

Before joining the National Team, Sorber returned to his alma mater St. Louis University, where he served as an assistant coach from 2001 to 2006.

As a player (midfielder), he is one of the most decorated players in U.S. Soccer history. He played a total of 67 matches with the National Team, from 1992 to 1998, ranking him in the top 20 all-time on the U.S. side. He played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, starting all four games for the U.S.

Sorber started his professional career in the Mexican Primera Division (first division) in 1994, playing 51 games in two seasons with UNAM Pumas. During his time in Mexico, he became the first American player ever to be named to the Mexican First Division All-League Team.

In 1996, Sorber joined the newly-formed Major League Soccer, and was allocated to the Kansas City Wizards. He went on to play more than 125 games in MLS with Kansas City, the New York MetroStars and the Chicago Fire. He helped the Fire win the Central Division title and the U.S. Open Cup, and also reached the 2000 MLS Cup Final. In five MLS seasons, he tallied nine goals and 17 assists, as well as one goal and five assists in the playoffs.

Sorber played college soccer at St. Louis University from 1989 to 1992, and was part of the Billikins’ 1991 Final Four appearance in the NCAA tournament, while being named a 1992 Hermann Trophy finalist. He ended his career at St. Louis with 13 goals and 29 assists.

A native of Florissant, Missouri, he holds a USSF “A” Coaching License. He graduated in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and with a minor in criminal justice, from St. Louis University and is fluent in Spanish.