{"id":3953,"date":"2026-06-30T16:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:37:04","slug":"former-revolution-player-chris-tierney-promoted-to-general-manager-and-chief-soccer-officer-of-the-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3953","title":{"rendered":"Former Revolution player Chris Tierney promoted to general manager and chief soccer officer of the club"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Revolution announced some front office news on Monday, with a local figure moving into a more prominent role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3951\">N.H. delegation members highlight bipartisan housing legislation that President Trump abruptly refrained from signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Chris Tierney, a Massachusetts native and former Revolution left back, will move from assistant sporting director to the new titles of general manager and chief soccer officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Curt Onalfo, previously the Revolution\u2019s sporting director, will now be the senior vice president of soccer operations. In this new role, Onalfo will have a larger focus on the team\u2019s developmental side, with the pro pathway, club academy, and Revolution II. Both will report to club president Brian Bilello.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Tierney, who played his entire MLS career with the Revolution (2008-18), has been with the front office since 2019. He had been assistant sporting director since 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tierney will now have a more central position in running the first team (though he has been involved in the decision making for several years).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3949\">Celtics exercise team options for Neemias Queta, Jordan Walsh, and Dalano Banton<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Revolution are fortunate to have a club legend of his character, intelligence, and leadership helping shape the team\u2019s future,\u201d Onalfo said of Tierney, adding that his own job switch will allow him a greater capacity to focus more on the team\u2019s development of talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Onalfo, who arrived in New England in 2019 as the team\u2019s technical director, helped establish Revolution II that same year. He has overseen a major expansion in not only the club\u2019s capacity to develop younger players, but the quality of that development (with players such as Esmir Bajraktarevic showing the legacy of the academy\u2019s growth on the World Cup stage).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis opportunity is a great honor and an even bigger responsibility, and as a lifelong member of this club, it is one that I take seriously. I\u2019m grateful to Robert and Jonathan Kraft, Brian, and Curt for their trust and guidance over the years, and to all the Revolution fans for their support over the years,\u201d Tierney said in a news release. \u201cAfter 11 years as a player and now seven years in the front office, I still enjoy coming to work every day with the singular goal of making my hometown club better and helping us compete for trophies on a consistent basis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Revolution\u2019s season is paused during the World Cup and will resume on July 22 at Gillette Stadium against Toronto FC. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3947\">In effort to stay with Red Sox, Anthony Seigler switched back to switch-hitting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curt Onalfo, previously the Revolution\u2019s sporting director, will now be the senior vice president of soccer operations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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