Juan Carlos Amorós

Juan Carlos Amorós was named head coach of Gotham FC on Nov. 1, 2022, and has been the most successful coach in the club’s history through two seasons.

In 2023, Amorós guided Gotham FC to the 2023 NWSL Championship as the last team to qualify for the postseason, winning the club’s first NWSL hardware in defeating league powerhouse OL Reign in the final. A year later, Amorós led Gotham FC to the best regular season finish in club history, reaching the semifinals of the NWSL playoffs.

Amorós came to Gotham FC after an interim stint as the head coach for the Houston Dash, helping the club reach the NWSL playoffs for the first time in its history.

The 40-year-old Amorós brings extensive international coaching experience, having worked in top leagues across Spain, England, and the United States. Before his time in Houston, he coached Real Betis Féminas from 2021 to 2022, guiding the club to a record unbeaten streak in Spain’s top division.

His success in England is also noteworthy. During a five-year tenure at Tottenham Hotspur FC Women, Amorós led the club from the third tier to the FA Women’s Super League. In 2019, he was named Manager of the Year after guiding Tottenham to promotion with a second-place finish in the FA Women’s Championship. He also earned the honor while managing the club in the third-tier FA Women’s National League.

Amorós took over as interim head coach of the Houston Dash on July 16, 2022, opening his tenure with a 4-1 win over Chicago. He finished the season with a 6-3-2 record, leading Houston to its first playoff berth in the club’s nine-year history.

In 2023, Amorós led Gotham FC to a sixth-place finish in the NWSL regular season, securing a playoff spot after the club had finished last the previous year. The team set multiple club records, including fewest shots allowed (155) and fewest shots on goal allowed (82). Gotham FC earned its first-ever NWSL playoff win by defeating the North Carolina Courage in the quarterfinals, then advanced past the Portland Thorns in the semifinals before defeating Seattle Reign FC to capture its first NWSL title.

The 2024 season saw Amorós and his squad break even more records. Gotham FC set new marks with 17 wins (surpassing the previous high of 10 in 2013 and 2017), 56 points (up from 36 in 2013), just four losses, nine home wins, eight away wins, 23 goals scored at home, 20 goals conceded (the fewest in club history), and six road shutouts. These milestones secured Gotham FC its first-ever home playoff game, where it defeated the Portland Thorns in the quarterfinals.

Amorós holds a UEFA Pro license, the highest-level UEFA coaching certification, and has a diploma in football management from the League Managers Association Institute of Leadership and High Performance. He has also completed elite coaching courses with the Royal Spanish Football Federation and earned an MBA from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 2018.