Louisville City FC coach likely to be named by end of week

Justin Sayers | Courier Journal

Could an announcement of a new Louisville City FC head coach be imminent? It appears so.

Forward Luke Spencer, one of the team's player-coaches, said Monday during the weekly coach's press conference that the team has been told that a hire is coming "by the end of the month."

With only one day left in July, team spokesman Scott Stewart clarified that an announcement is likely coming by the end of the week.

"I have full faith in the club that they're going to make the right decision with whoever they bring in," said Spencer, who is serving as the media representative for the player-coaches while he recovers from a knee injury.

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Head coach James O'Connor, the only coach in the team's four-year history, left Louisville City FC late last month to take a job leading Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer.

Spencer, along with midfielders George Davis IV and Paolo DelPiccolo, have led Louisville City to a 3-2 record since. That included back-to-back wins over the Charlotte Independence and Ottawa Fury FC by a combined score of 7-1 in the last two games.

Louisville City, the defending USL Champions, now sit third in the Eastern Conference standings with a 10-4-5 record.

The team hosts Indy Eleven at 5 p.m. Sunday at Louisville Slugger Field.

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