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Fernando Clavijo was named the technical director at FC Dallas on Wednesday.

Clavijo, who has been named to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame, served as head coach of the Colorado Rapids from 2005-08 while also holding the post as head man with the New England Revolution from 2000-02.

"I want to thank Clark and Dan Hunt, Doug Quinn and coach Schellas Hyndman for the opportunity to be a part of FC Dallas," said Clavijo. "I'm very excited to be part of the technical staff and am eager to use my experience in helping FC Dallas be the best professional soccer team and the best player development academy in North America. Coach Hyndman already took us to the MLS Cup, now we need to get there again and win it."

As a player, Clavijo spent 10 seasons in MLS and earned 61 caps for the U.S. national team.