Report: Robin Fraser to leave New York Red Bulls staff to become assistant coach at Toronto FC

Robin Fraser

The New York Red Bulls, who recently named a new sporting director, may soon be in the market for a right-hand man for head coach Mike Petke.


According to a report on Tuesday from BigAppleSoccer.com, assistant coach Robin Fraser is leaving the Red Bulls to take an assistant job with Toronto FC.


No official word thus far from either MLS club on the Tuesday reports.


Fraser, 48, spent the last two years with New York, helping Petke lead the club to its first major trophy -- the 2013 Supporters’ Shield -- and a run to the 2014 Eastern Conference Championship series. The longtime MLS defender served as Chivas USA head coach in 2011 and 2012 and was an assistant at Real Salt Lake from 2007-2010.

The reported move would reunite Fraser with Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney. The two have a long history together, both playing on the LA Galaxy from 1996-2000 before Vanney served as an assistant to Fraser at Chivas USA in 2011 and 2012.