the first team as an assistant coach. He was also head coach for the reserve team. The Colorado Rapids signed Pareja to his first head coach job on 5 January 2012. After finishing 7th in his debut season, Pareja led the Rapids to the playoffs in 2013. After two seasons he stepped down as Colorado head coach on 4 January 2014. Pareja was announced as the head coach of his former club, FC Dallas, on 10 January 2014, after Dallas traded a first-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money to Colorado. Having missed the playoffs the last two seasons prior to Pareja's arrival, FC Dallas made the postseason in his debut season as head coach. In 2015, Dallas topped the Western Conference regular season table, finishing runners-up for the Supporters' Shield to New York Red Bulls. The following year the club did a domestic double winning both the Supporters Shield and the U.S. Open Cup, defeating New England Revolution 4–2 in the final. It was the club's first Supporters' Shield win and second time lifting the U.S. Open Cup having last done so in 1997. Amid speculation about interest from Liga MX, Pareja stepped down as manager of Dallas following the completion of the 2018 season. He had a combined 18 years at the club as a player, coach, and manager. Club Tijuana announced Pareja as their new manager on 27 November 2018. After 12 months, Pareja leaves Tijuana under mutual agreement On 4 December 2019, Pareja returned to MLS, becoming the fourth permanent head coach of Orlando City. With the season affected by the COVID-19 pandemic two rounds into the season, Pareja guided Orlando to the MLS is Back Tournament final on the resumption of play, the team's first final in their MLS era. Orlando finished top of Group A taking 7 points from three matches and notably eliminated reigning Supporters' Shield winners Los Angeles FC in the quarter-final before eventually losing to Portland Timbers 2–1 in the final. Coaching record All competitive games are included. Coaching honors FC Dallas MLS Supporters' Shield: 2016 Runners-up: 2015 U.S. Open Cup: 2016 Orlando City SC U.S. Open Cup: 2022 See also List of MLS coaches References External links Deportivo Cali Independiente Medellín 1968 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Colombian footballers Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombia international footballers 1991 Copa América players Independiente Medellín footballers Deportivo Cali footballers New England