VANCOUVER - Carl Robinson is the new head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The 37-year-old takes over after spending the last two seasons as an assistant with the Major League Soccer club.
Robinson replaces Martin Rennie, who was fired in October after Vancouver failed to make the playoffs.
After Rennie was shown the door, club president Bob Lenarduzzi said MLS experience would be an important trait for his successor.
Robinson has that, although not as a head coach.
As a player, the bruising midfielder spent three seasons with Toronto FC before joining the New York Red Bulls in 2010.
