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The Vancouver Whitecaps “global search” for a new coach ended with the hiring of a homegrown manager in Canadian Marc Dos Santos, and while his newly-hired staff also have deep roots close to home, their pedigree fits the world-wide billing.

The team announced its first-team staff Friday; Vanni Sartini and Phillip Dos Santos as assistants, and Youssef Dahha as goalkeeper coach, with all three three agreeing to multi-year contracts.

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The three have worked in six different countries, and combined they speak five different languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

They also have a combined five decades of football experience, whether as coaches, players or running education programs.

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“Vanni, Phillip, and Youssef are all passionate teachers of the game,” Marc Dos Santos said in a release. “They bring diverse experience, dynamic thinking, and a clear understanding of the methodology that we will be implementing in our training and preparation.”