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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Former U.S. men's national team coach Steve Sampson has taken the helm as men's soccer coach at Cal Poly, the university based in San Luis Obispo, California, announced on Thursday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sampson, who coached the U.S. men from 1995-1998, including an ill-fated run in the 1998 World Cup, hasn't coached since 2006, when he was manager for the LA Galaxy. He also coached the Costa Rica national team from 2002-2004, and prior to joining the international and pro ranks, he coached Santa Clara to the 1989 NCAA men's title.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mustangs, who were coached by first-year interim coach Phil Ruskin this season, finished 8-7-4 and missed out on the NCAA tournament. The program has reached the NCAAs twice, in 1995 and 2008.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for other recent former U.S. men's coaches, Bob Bradley (2006-2011) just finished his first season at Norwegian top-flight club Stabaek after coaching the Egyptian national team;&amp;nbsp;Bruce Arena (1998-2006) is attempting to lead the Galaxy to a would-be record fifth MLS Cup title; and Bora Milutinovic (1991-1995) is working in Qatar as an adviser at a young athlete academy and was an ambassador for the nation's 2022 World Cup bid.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jurgen&amp;nbsp;Klinsmann is signed on as U.S. coach through 2018.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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