Marc Dos Santos

MARC DOS SANTOS

HEAD COACH

Marc Dos Santos was introduced on December 5, 2025, as the third head coach in LAFC history. Dos Santos had served as assistant coach for the Black & Gold from 2022 through 2025, helping the club achieve three major trophies: 2022 MLS Cup, 2022 Supporters’ Shield, and 2024 U.S. Open Cup. Dos Santos was a member of the inaugural LAFC technical staff in 2018 and returned to LAFC after more than two years serving as the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps (2019-2021).

Prior to becoming a coach in MLS, Dos Santos was the North America Soccer League (NASL) Manager of the year in 2015 and 2017 and led the San Francisco Deltas to the 2017 NASL Championship. The Montreal native also had success at multiple coaching stops in Canada including Trois-Rivieres Attak FC (2007-2008), and the Montreal Impact (2009-2011) and Ottawa Fury FC (2014). He led the Impact to the inaugural Canadian Championship, the Voyageurs Cup, and a berth in the 2008-2009 Concacaf Champions League, as well as the USL First Division title in 2009. Dos Santos has also coached FC Primeira Camisa (U-20’s) and SE Palmeiras (U-15’s) in Brazil and was the first manager of the USL’s Swope Park Rangers.