Marc Dos Santos

Trois-Rivières Attak

In 2006, he coached the Lac St. Louis Lakers in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec. On January 17, 2007, the Montreal native was first hired by the Montreal Impact in January 2007 to lead the club's reserve team, Trois-Rivières Attak, in the Canadian Soccer League. Under the guidance of Dos Santos, the club won the Open Canada Cup with a 3–0 victory in the final against the Columbus Clan FC. In the league, they finished second in the National Division and reached the playoff semi-final, where they eventually lost against the Serbian White Eagles. During the 2008 CSL season Dos Santos led the Attak to claim the National Division title, the first Division title to be won by the club. For the second year in a row the Attak gained a playoff berth, eventually reaching the finals of the CSL Cup, where once again the Attak were defeated by White Eagles (this time on penalty kicks). On November 5, 2008, Dos Santos stepped down as head coach of Trois-Rivières.

Montreal Impact

In June 2008, Dos Santos became an assistant coach with the Montreal Impact first team under head coach John Limniatis. That year, the Impact won the inaugural Canadian Championship to claim a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League. In May 2009, Limniatis was fired and Dos Santos named as interim head coach. Later that year, Dos Santos was named head coach and remained in that position until his resignation on June 28, 2011. While head coach, Montreal won the USL…

A dual citizen of Canada and Portugal, Dos Santos holds a UEFA A coaching licence and has worked at both Chelsea and Porto. He is fluent in four languages. He is married to his wife Marie with whom he has three children. Marc is the older brother of soccer coach Phillip Dos Santos.