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Bruce Arena

San Jose Earthquakes· Major League Soccer · United States flagUnited States

Employed4-4-2Defensive OrganisationMajor League Soccer hub →
GafferScore

73/ 100

Solid

52nd percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated today

CAREER & CONTRACT RECORD NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THIS MANAGER.

Current role
Head Coach
Current base shape
4-4-2
Appointed
Not yet available
Contract expiry
—
Senior managerial experience
Not yet available
Date of birth
Not yet available
Place of birth
Not available
Tactical identity
Defensive Organisation
Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Major League SoccerUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Analytical summary

Bruce Arena makes San Jose Earthquakes hard to beat: a disciplined block, low-risk build-up and value taken from restarts. Provisional editorial tactical profile.

Global GafferLens rank
#119 of 260

GafferLens-covered managers

Major League Soccer rank
#12 of 30

Major League Soccer managers

Percentile
52nd

GafferLens-covered managers

Form score
Not yet rated

Current-role match record: NOT YET AVAILABLE

Recent results
No verified competitive match records for the active employment spell

Last 5 competitive matches in current role

Age
Not yet verified

Derived from date of birth

Defensive OrganisationLow BlockSet-Piece Threat
Tactical profile
AttackBalanced7021st
DefenceHigh8172nd
PressingBalanced6820th
PossessionBalanced6726th
Build-UpBalanced6819th
TransitionAbove average7536th
Player DevelopmentAbove average7433rd
Tactical FlexibilityAbove average7338th

Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

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