Robin Fraser
Head Coach
Robin Fraser (FRAY-ZHUR) was announced as Toronto FC’s Head Coach on January 10, 2025. Fraser, 58, became the 15th head coach in club history and returns to Toronto after a four-year tenure as Head Coach of the Colorado Rapids. He previously served as Assistant Coach with Toronto FC from 2015 through 2019.
With over 30 years of professional experience as a player and coach, Fraser returns to Toronto FC after spending the past five seasons (2019-2023) with the Colorado Rapids. In his second season (2020), the club posted the second-most goals per game in franchise history, scoring 32 goals in 18 games. During the 2021 campaign, Fraser guided Colorado to a club-record 61 points — their best MLS regular season points total of all time — as the Rapids topped the Western Conference for the first time in club history. This earned him recognition as one of the top coaches in MLS, finishing as runner-up for the Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year. During his five seasons with the club, Fraser integrated and developed young talent, leading to notable moves to top European clubs, including Auston Trusty (Arsenal FC), Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp FC), and Moïse Bombito (OGC Nice).
Fraser served as an assistant coach to Greg Vanney with Toronto FC for five seasons (2015-2019). During his time at TFC, the club won the first domestic treble in MLS history, winning the MLS Cup, the Supporters’ Shield, and the Canadian Championship in 2017. While with the Reds, the club qualified for three MLS Cup Playoffs (2015, 2016, 2017), reaching two MLS Cup Finals (2016, 2017). He was also part of the coaching staff that led TFC to capture three consecutive Canadian Championships (2016, 2017, 2018).
Fraser began his coaching career with Real Salt Lake as an Assistant Coach (2007 – 2009), where he won his first MLS Cup in 2009. In 2011, he was appointed Head Coach of Chivas USA, where he spent two seasons before serving as an Assistant Coach at New York Red Bulls (2012), where he played a key role in the club lifting the Supporters’ Shield title in 2013.
As a player, Fraser made over 200 appearances throughout a remarkable 17-year MLS career, where he established himself as one of the league’s top defenders and earned numerous accolades, including two MLS Defender of the Year honours, five MLS Best XI selections, and five MLS All-Star recognitions. Fraser was also honoured as one of The 25 Greatest players in MLS history in 2020. Throughout his playing career, the former defender spent five seasons (1996-2000) with the LA Galaxy, where he was part of the squad that won the Supporters’ Shield in 1998. Fraser was among the first players to join the LA Galaxy in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He was traded to the Colorado Rapids, where he spent three seasons (2001-2003) before joining the Columbus Crew via trade in 2004. The defender captained the Crew for two seasons and led the Black & Gold to capture the Supporters’ Shield title in 2004. Internationally, Fraser earned 27 caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team, featuring in the 1999 Confederations Cup and the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup.