Philadelphia Union's Jim Curtin wins MLS coach of the year award

Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin was named the 2022 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year on Tuesday.

Curtin, 43, received 23.57% of the overall vote by MLS club technical staff, media and current league players. He narrowly edged CF Montreal's Wilfried Nancy (23.47) for the honor, while LAFC's Steve Cherundolo finished third (14.57).

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Curtin, who also won the award in 2020, guided the Union to a single-season club record in points (67), goals scored (72) and fewest goals allowed (26). Philadelphia hosts New York City FC in the conference final on Sunday.

He joins Bruce Arena (1997, 2009, 2011, 2021), Bob Bradley (1998, 2006, 2019), Schmid (1999, 2008) and Frank Yallop (2001, 2012) as the lone MLS coaches to win the award multiple times.

Also on Tuesday, Atlanta United midfielder Thiago Almada was named the MLS Newcomer of the Year.

Almada, 21, had six goals and a team-high 12 assists in 29 matches (25 starts) this season, his first in MLS.

Almada received 14.4 percent of the votes from a panel of players, technical staff and media. Juan 'Cucho' Hernandez of the Columbus Crew was second at 13.3 percent, while Djordje Petrovic of the New England Revolution was third at 11.07 percent.

Earlier this month, Almada, an Argentina native, finished second in balloting for Young Player of the Year behind FC Dallas star Jesus Ferreira.