Juan Carlos Amorós

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

In 2023, Amorós guided Gotham FC to the NWSL championship after the club entered the postseason as the final playoff qualifier, earning its first league title with a win over OL Reign in the final. A year later, he led Gotham FC to the best regular-season finish in club history and a semifinal appearance in the NWSL playoffs. In 2025, he captured his second NWSL title with Gotham FC and added the 2024-25 Concacaf W Champions Cup.

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

The 41-year-old Amorós brings extensive international coaching experience, having worked in top leagues in Spain, England and the United States. Before his time in Houston, he coached Real Betis Féminas from 2021–22 and guided the club to a record eight-match unbeaten streak in Spain’s top division.

During a nine-year tenure at Tottenham Hotspur FC Women, Amorós led the club from the third tier of English soccer to the FA Women’s Super League. In 2019, he was named Manager of the Year along with co-head coach Karen Hills after guiding Tottenham to promotion with a second-place finish in the FA Women’s Championship. They also earned the honor while managing the club in the 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 and led Houston to its first playoff berth in the club’s nine-year history.

In 2023, his first season with Gotham FC, Amorós led the club to a sixth-place finish after it had placed last the previous year. Gotham FC set multiple club defensive records, including fewest shots allowed (155) and fewest shots on goal allowed (82). The club earned its first postseason win by defeating the North Carolina Courage in the quarterfinals, advanced past the Portland Thorns in the semifinals and defeated Seattle Reign FC to secure its first NWSL title.

In 2024, Gotham FC set additional club records under Amorós, including 17 wins, 56 points, four losses, nine home wins, eight away wins, 23 goals scored at home, 20 goals conceded and six road shutouts. These milestones secured the club’s first home playoff match, a quarterfinal win over Portland.

In 2025, Amorós became the first coach in league history to reach the postseason in each of his first four NWSL seasons. He passed Jim Gabarra for the most regular-season matches coached in club history, finishing the year with 74, and became the ninth coach in league history to reach 30 wins with a single club, ending the season with 34. Amorós also became the first coach since Vlatko Andonovski to win his first two NWSL finals appearances. He moved into first place in league history with seven career playoff wins and is tied for third with nine postseason matches coached, one behind Andonovski and Laura Harvey for the league record. His four true playoff road victories are the most in NWSL history.

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 completed elite coaching courses with the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the Scottish FA and the English FA, and earned an MBA from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 2018.