Former Hertha Berlin coach Lucien Favre among D.C. United's coaching candidates

By Steve Goff

Former Hertha Berlin manager Lucien Favre was in Washington this week to discuss D.C. United's head coaching vacancy, the Insider has learned.

Favre, 53, attended United postseason training sessions and met with club president Kevin Payne and General Manager Dave Kasper, sources said. Reached late Friday, Payne and Kasper said they wouldn't comment on specific candidates. Payne told the Insider earlier in the day that most of the seven candidates are from the United States.

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Favre made 24 appearances as a midfielder for the Swiss national team between 1981 and '89. He coached second- and third-division clubs in Switzerland before leading FC Zurich to two league championships and one Swiss Cup title. Favre then moved to Hertha Berlin, guiding the Bundesliga club to 10th- and fourth-place finishes. In his second year, Hertha was in the race until the next-to-last weekend. Also in 2008-09, the club reached the 40-team group stage of the UEFA Cup before being eliminated with an 0-2-2 record.

The following season, Favre was fired following a six-game losing streak in league play early in the campaign.

