Schmid considers LAFC job after leaving Sounders

Sigi Schmid was an instrumental part of the Seattle Sounders' expansion into Major League Soccer, guiding the franchise through the growing pains of joining the U.S. first division and staying on for eight years.

He could embark on a similar adventure in Los Angeles soon enough.

Schmid, who was unceremoniously let go by the Sounders after a string of poor results, is toying with the idea of joining Los Angeles FC, a team owned by a large conglomerate of investors and celebrities like Will Ferrell and Magic Johnson.

LAFC is set to join the league in 2018, and Schmid is eyeing a role at the helm.

"Certainly having grown up in Southern California and lived here and all my connections, having coached here for all those years, certainly that would be a very comfortable place and also a situation that I think could fit," Schmid told Scott French of FourFourTwo, when asked about his future coaching prospects.

"But at the end of the day, it's a decision that their ownership has to come to and feel good about as well, but for me, personally, in an ideal world, this could be a good situation."

The German-born 63-year-old tactician is considered the godfather of U.S. managers, having brought up many of the head coaches in MLS today; he leads the league with 228 regular-season wins and won the MLS Cup with both the LA Galaxy in 2002 and the Columbus Crew in 2008.

While Schmid says he also considered the prospect of moving into a general manager role, he affirmed that being a head coach was his primary pursuit.

"The main thing for me is I want to coach," Schmid said. "I want to have that opportunity again, and sometimes you can't be picky about that, because you've got to take the opportunity that presents itself to you."