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Thomas Rongen, Netherlands football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Thomas Rongen
Thomas Rongen
Netherlands
31 October 1956
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Thomas Rongen is a Dutch-American football coach who has spent the majority of his playing and coaching career in the United States. In December 2016, he was named Chief Scout of the United States men's national soccer team. Rongen won the MLS Coach of the Year award in MLS's inaugural season in 1996, leading the Tampa Bay Mutiny to the best regular-season record. His stint managing the American Samoa national team was covered in the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins, and the 2023 biographical comedy-drama also called Next Goal Wins.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Rongen in 2012
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Thomas Eddy Rongen
Date of birth: (1956-10-31) 31 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s): Midfielder, forward
⚽ Youth career:
1971–1975: Amsterdamsche FC
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1979: Amsterdamsche FC
1979–1980: Los Angeles Aztecs 40 (6)
1979–1980: Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) 12 (3)
1980: Washington Diplomats 10 (0)
1981–1983: Fort Lauderdale Strikers 83 (4)
1984: Minnesota Strikers 5 (0)
1984–1985: Minnesota Strikers (indoor) 18 (0)
1985: South Florida Sun
1985–1986: Chicago Sting (indoor) 14 (1)
1987: Houston Dynamos
1988–1993: Fort Lauderdale Strikers
⚽ Managerial career:
1984–1988: Pope John Paul II High School
1988: South Plantation High School
1989–1994: Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1991–1995: Nova Southeastern University
1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997–1998: New England Revolution
1999–2001: D.C. United
2001–2005: United States U20
2005: Chivas USA
2006–2011: United States U20
2011: American Samoa
2014–2015: Tampa Bay Rowdies
2024: American Samoa

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13 years ago • 37.46K views
Estimated Revenue • $105

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Channel Image Thomas Rongen - June 18, 2013
12 years ago • 480 views
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Channel Image The ULTIMATE underdog story? | Thomas Rongen and American Samoa | ESPN FC
1 years ago • 5.46K views
Estimated Revenue • $15

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Channel Image Next Goal Wins Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Sports Documentary HD
11 years ago • 451.97K views
Estimated Revenue • $1,266

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Channel Image Thomas Rongen Joins 3 Old Goalies S2E17
2 years ago • 111 views
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2 years ago • 2.09M views
Estimated Revenue • $5,855

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2 days ago • 24.55K views
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Channel Image Next Goal Wins: interview with stars Jaiyah Selua and Thomas Rongen
11 years ago • 25.34K views
Estimated Revenue • $71

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Channel Image Australia 31 vs Samoa Americana 0 - Clasificación para la Copa Mundial Corea - Japón 2002
12 years ago • 749.24K views
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Streamed 8 hours ago • 3.13K views
Estimated Revenue • $9

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Channel Image Next Goal Wins (Official Trailer)
11 years ago • 15.59K views
Estimated Revenue • $44

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Channel Image American Samoa in raptures after first ever Fifa World Cup qualifying win
13 years ago • 31.25K views
Estimated Revenue • $88

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📰 Google News (RSS)

Sacked in the Morning | Thomas Rongen on the Worst Team in the World - BBC

  • ✐ BBC
  • Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:55:45 GMT

Is truth better than fiction? Thomas Rongen’s story loses something in ‘Next Goal Wins’ - Los Angeles Times

Former Revolution coach Thomas Rongen discussed seeing his life portrayed in ‘Next Goal Wins’ - Boston.com

The Beautiful Life of Thomas Rongen - Esquire

  • ✐ Esquire
  • Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Next Goal Wins hero Rongen back in charge of American Samoa - World Soccer Talk

Why You Should Watch Next Goal Wins - thegazelle.org

MLS Cup to Taika Waititi's "Next Goal Wins": The Thomas Rongen story - MLSsoccer.com

Five Things You Should Know Before Seeing Next Goal Wins - The Blazing Musket

In ‘Next Goal Wins,’ a former D.C. United coach gets the Hollywood treatment - The Washington Post

NO DOUBTING THIS THOMAS: Rongen: 'Michael eff-ing Fassbender is playing me in the movie. I smile, so yeah, it's all great for me' - Front Row Soccer

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