Portland names Caleb Porter coach
Published
Aug. 29, 2012 1:00 a.m. ET
foxsports
The Portland Timbers have hired Caleb Porter as their head coach for the 2013 season.
The 37-year-old Porter has spent the past seven seasons at Akron and will stay with the college program through this season. He recently served as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 national team.
Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson made the announcement Wednesday.
The Timbers fired coach John Spencer on July 9 and Wilkinson took over for the rest of the season. The team is in last place in the MLS Western Conference.
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