Darren Back | U18 Head Coach, Academy
A native of England, Back joined the Timbers Academy in 2019 as the U17 Head Coach. The 2024-2025 season will mark his sixth with the organization as he helps usher the U17 group into the U18 age group. Back’s extensive youth experience includes three years as an Academy Head Coach for the Philadelphia Union (2016-2019) and three years with Houston Dynamo FC as an Academy Head Coach and Youth Program Manager (2013-2016).
Back currently holds his USSF “A” and UEFA “B” licenses