The announcement was made in entrance of a crowd of 24,000 because the Whitecaps play their remaining regular-season match of the season in opposition to LAFC.
By profitable the Canadian Championship twice, the Whitecaps secured qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Sartini additionally managed the Whitecaps to the Round of 32 of the Leagues Cup and clinched the membership’s seventh Cascadia Cup title earlier this season.
“Vanni’s dedication and passion has shown he can take this club to new heights,” stated Axel Schuster, the Whitecaps sporting director. “He has successfully implemented a strong philosophy and style of play with the team as the leader.
“Not only has Vanni made an impact in the locker room and on the pitch, but he also continues to energize our club with his enthusiastic personality.”
Under Sartini, the Whitecaps had posted a home file of 28-9-12 throughout all competitions coming into Saturday’s match in opposition to visiting Los Angeles FC. This 12 months Vancouver has scored a scored a club-record 75 targets throughout all competitions.
First named an interim coach, Sartini took over the job completely in November 2021. He initially arrived in Vancouver as a primary staff assistant coach earlier than the beginning of the 2019 MLS season.
Following two years as an assistant, Sartini’s function advanced to guide the membership’s academy program because the director of methodology and U-23’s head coach. Sartini oversaw the implementation of improvement, coaching and coach schooling philosophies used all through the membership.
Before becoming a member of the Whitecaps, Sartini was head coach of A.S. Mezzana for 3 seasons, an assistant coach with A.S. Livorno Calcio — whom he helped earn promotion to Serie A — and an assistant coach with S.S.C. Bari. He later labored in opposition evaluation for the Italian youth nationwide groups on the U-17, U-19 and U-21 ranges, and was a coach educator for each the Italian Football Federation and U.S. Soccer.
Besides English, Sartini is fluent in Italian, Spanish and Japanese.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Oct. 21, 2023.
Jim Morris, The Canadian Press
