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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Frank Klopas
| fullname       = Fotios Klopas
| image          = Frank klopas.jpg
| image_size     = 225
| caption        =
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1966|9|1|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Prosymna (village)|Prosymna]], Greece
| height         = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| years1         = 1983–1988
| clubs1         = [[Chicago Sting]] (indoor)
| caps1          = 140
| goals1         = 62
| years2         = 1988–1993
| clubs2         = [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| caps2          = 49
| goals2         = 6
| years3         = 1994–1996
| clubs3         = [[Apollon Smyrnis F.C.|Apollon Athens]]
| caps3          = 10
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 1996–1997
| clubs4         = [[Kansas City Wizards]]
| caps4          = 54
| goals4         = 7
| years5         = 1998–1999
| clubs5         = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| caps5          = 45
| goals5         = 6
| totalcaps      = 298
| totalgoals     = 81
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1995
| nationalteam1  = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1  = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| manageryears1  = 2004–2006
| manageryears2  = 2011–2013
| manageryears3  = 2013–2015
| manageryears4  = 2020–2023
| manageryears5  = 2023–2024
| managerclubs1  = [[Chicago Storm (soccer)|Chicago Storm]]
| managerclubs2  = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| managerclubs3  = [[Montreal Impact (2012–2020)|Montreal Impact]]
| managerclubs4  = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] (assistant)
| managerclubs5  = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1996]]}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Soccer]]}}
}}

'''Fotios "Frank" Klopas''' ({{langx|el|Φώτιος «Φρανκ» Κλόπας}}; born September 1, 1966) is an American former [[Association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. Following his retirement, he served as a color commentator for the [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] before later working as a front office executive and head coach for both the Fire and [[Montreal Impact (2012–2020)|Montreal Impact]].

==Club career==

===Early years===
Klopas emigrated to the United States from [[Prosymna]], [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]], [[Greece]] when he was eight years old and received U.S. citizenship on his 18th birthday. He and his family settled in Chicago, where he attended and played boys soccer, at [[Stephen Tyng Mather High School|Mather High School]], which he led to the Chicago Public League championship his senior year.

===Professional career===
In 1983, he signed with the [[Chicago Sting]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] straight out of high school, but an injury led to him missing the team's final outdoor season. Klopas would play for the [[indoor soccer|indoor]] Sting in the [[Major Soccer League|MISL]] for four seasons. He earned second team [[All Star]] honors during the 1986–1987 season.

In November 1988, Klopas moved to [[Greece]] and signed for [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]. He played four seasons with the team winning 4 championships a [[Greek Super Cup]] and a [[Greek League Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/athletics/562313989/frank-klopas-o-theios-apo-to-sikago/|title=Φρανκ Κλόπας: Ο… θείος από το Σικάγο|date=9 March 2023}}</ref> However, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in 1991. That injury and a subsequent infection hindered his playing for nearly two years. In 1992, Klopas signed a contract with the [[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer Federation]] to play full-time for the [[United States men's national soccer team]]. After the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], Klopas returned to Greece and signed with [[Apollon Smyrnis F.C.|Apollon Athens]] in 1994 for the remainder of the 1994–1995 season,<ref>{{cite web|author=Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander|title=Greece 1994/95|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk95.html|date=April 26, 2003}}</ref> as well as the 1995–1996 season.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander|title=Greece 1995/96|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk96.html|date=April 26, 2003}}</ref> He debuted with Apollon against his former club, AEK. In 1996, [[Major League Soccer]] began developing teams for its inaugural season. In order to ensure an equitable distribution of talent to each team, MLS allocated known players to each team. MLS [[1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations|allocated]] Klopas to the [[Kansas City Wizards]] where he would spend two years. After being sent to the [[Columbus Crew]] just before the [[1997 MLS Expansion Draft]], he was traded in February 1998 to the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] for [[Jason Farrell]], who had been selected from the Crew.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/02/20/trade-to-fire-brings-klopas-back-to-his-roots/ Foltman, Bob. "Trade To Fire Brings Klopas Back To His Roots," ''Chicago Tribune'', Friday, February 20, 1998.]</ref> Klopas would play two years for Chicago before retiring, helping them to the [[MLS Cup]] in 1998 and the [[U.S. Open Cup]] to complete "[[Double (association football)|The Double]]." In four years in MLS, Klopas scored 13 goals and added 16 assists. He had six goals and five assists in 40 games—24 starts—for the Fire, including both goals in a 2–0 win over the [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] in the Fire's first ever game at [[Soldier Field]] on April 4, 1998. Klopas' most notable goal for the Fire came in [[Golden Goal]] overtime of a 2–1 win over the [[Columbus Crew]] in the 1998 U.S. Open Cup Final at Soldier Field.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aekpedia.com/2015/03/26/%CF%86%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BA-%CE%BA%CE%BB%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82/ | title=Φρανκ Κλόπας - AEKpedia by Kitrinomavro Forum }}</ref>

Klopas retired following the 1999 season. He was inducted into Chicago's "Ring of Fire," which celebrates outstanding players and contributors to the organization, in 2004. He was inducted into the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.

==International career==
Klopas made his debut for the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] in 1987, coming on in a 2–0 Olympic Qualifying loss at Canada on 23 May. Though this was technically his debut for the team, it isn't counted among his senior national team caps as Olympic play is not considered to be of full international status by FIFA even though many of the players that made up the side were full national team players. Klopas was also on the U.S. team at the [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det80.html|title=USA – Details of International Matches 1980–1989|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref> In total, Klopas earned five Olympic team appearances, scoring one goal in a 4–2 qualifying win at El Salvador on October 18, 1987, and helping the team qualify for the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]]. Klopas would start and play the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw with hosts South Korea and a 4–2 loss to the Soviet Union as the U.S. failed to advance from their group.

Klopas made his full senior team debut when he came on as a halftime substitute for [[Chico Borja]] in a 2–0 friendly loss to Colombia in Miami on May 14, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/usa-v-colombia-14-may-1988-241090/|title=USA v Colombia, 14 May 1988|work=11v11.com|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> He scored his first two international goals in a 5–1 defeat of Jamaica in St. Louis in the second leg of a home-and-home World Cup qualifying series on August 13, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2003/02/a-look-back-u-s-vs-jamaica-1988.aspx|title=A Look Back: U.S. vs. Jamaica (1988)|work=ussoccer.com|access-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111515/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2003/02/a-look-back-u-s-vs-jamaica-1988.aspx|archive-date=December 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite appearing in seven of 10 U.S. World Cup qualifiers for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], Klopas did not make the trip to the team's 1–0 clinching victory over Trinidad & Tobago on November 19, 1989, because head coach Bob Gansler didn't think he was fit enough.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/02/02/goulet-klopas-find-a-new-world/|title=Goulet, Klopas Find A New 'World'|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|date=February 2, 1990 |access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> Subsequently, he was not included among the 22-man U.S. squad that went to Italy for the tournament.

Injuries and the fact that he was playing abroad in Greece at a time when the National Team was run like a club team limited Klopas to just three caps between 1990 and 1993. In early 1994, Klopas returned from surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament and began working towards a place on the hosting U.S. side's roster for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. Under the guidance of [[Bora Milutinovic]], the U.S. team took on a conservative, defensive approach in the lead-up to the tournament which was also predicated upon the fact that the side didn't have a lot of offensive weapons. Klopas returned to the national team on February 18, coming on as a halftime substitute for [[Joe-Max Moore]] in a 1–1 draw with [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] in Miami. Over the next few months, he continued to build his fitness up and scored his third international goal in the team's 3–0 friendly win over [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] on April 20 in Davidson, N.C.

Klopas would go on to score five goals in the eight international friendlies the U.S. played immediately prior to the start of the World Cup, tallying against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]], [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] and his native [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. He also scored a brace in a pre-World Cup friendly against Bundesliga champions [[Bayern Munich]] on May 22, 1994, and went on to make the U.S. roster.

Despite his recent strike rate, Klopas was left out of the starting 11 for the American's historic 1–1 draw vs. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and didn't appear in their opening match of the tournament played June 18 at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]]. Four days later, Klopas again didn't see the field as the U.S. upset pre-tournament favorites [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] 2–1 at [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|The Rose Bowl]] in Pasadena, Calif, putting the team in a great position to advance to the second round. With the U.S. team earning four of a possible six points from their first two matches, Milutinovic only made one lineup change throughout the group stage. The U.S. team's lack of offense was exposed in the group finale vs. [[Romania national football team|Romania]], falling 1–0 but still finishing as one of the tournament's best third place teams, which allowed them to advance to a Round of 16 date with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] on July 4.

After the lack of scoring chances created against Romania, Milutinovic's decision not to play Klopas was brought into question the day before the Knockout Round match, to which the Serbian manager said, "''He can score, but what else?''".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-03-sp-11552-story.html|title=WORLD CUP USA '94 ROUND OF 16 : Klopas Can Score, but Bora Still Looking for More|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 3, 1994|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> Klopas responded to Milutinovic's assessment of his play saying, "''He said that? I don't know why he would feel that way. I can play wherever he needs me to play. This is the only time I've actually played striker. My five years in Greece, I played midfield and attacker. I'll play any position the team needs me to play. Where I am now, it's not my duty to defend.''"

Despite the suspension of starting midfielder [[John Harkes]] for the Brazil game and [[Tab Ramos]] leaving the game in the first half after catching an elbow from left back [[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]], Klopas was not used in the match as [[Hugo Pérez (soccer)|Hugo Perez]] replaced Harkes in the starting lineup and [[Eric Wynalda]] came on for Ramos. The U.S. held well defensively but were undone by Bebeto's 72nd-minute strike and fell 1–0 to the eventual champions at [[Stanford Stadium]].

Despite not playing in the team's four biggest matches of the year, Klopas played in the team's remaining four friendlies in 1994 and scored three more goals to finish as the U.S. team's top goal scorer that year, tallying eight goals in 15 appearances.

Klopas' swan song with the U.S. team came the following year when he was named to the roster for the [[1995 Copa América]]. He would appear in five of the team's six games and scored the first goal in a 3–0 shocker over [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] on July 14, 1995, one of the biggest upsets in U.S. Soccer history. He also scored the game-winning goal in the penalty shootout against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in the quarterfinals three days later. Just over a year after being knocked out of the World Cup, the Brazilians were once again responsible for the U.S. team's exit, sending them to a 1–0 semifinal defeat on July 20 in Maldonado, Uruguay. Klopas played in the team's final two friendlies that year, with his final appearance for the U.S. coming as an 80th-minute substitute for Tab Ramos in a 4–3 win over [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] on October 8, 1995, in Washington, D.C.

From 1988 to 1995, Klopas amassed 39 senior international caps, scoring 12 goals. At the end of 1995, Klopas sat fourth on the U.S. all-time goal scoring list behind [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]], [[Eric Wynalda]] and [[Hugo Pérez (soccer)|Hugo Perez]]. He now sits 16th on the list and along with [[Bobby Wood (soccer)|Bobby Wood]] jointly holds the distinction as the U.S. players with the most goals scored without appearing in a FIFA World Cup match.

==Managerial career==
In 2000, the Chicago Fire hired Klopas as the team's strength and conditioning trainer. After the 2000 MLS season, he resigned for personal reasons. In 2004, he was named the head coach and general manager of [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|MISL]]'s expansion franchise [[Chicago Storm (soccer)|Chicago Storm]]. He led the team to a playoff berth in its second season but resigned in July 2006. In January 2008, he was named the first technical director for the Fire. He was appointed the Fire's interim head coach following the dismissal of [[Carlos de los Cobos]] in May 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110603171816/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-05-30/sports/ct-spt-0531-fire--20110530_1_carlos-de-los-cobos-andell-sports-frank-klopas McCarthy, Jack. "Fire can de los Cobos," ''Chicago Tribune'', Monday, May 30, 2011.]</ref> Klopas earned his first MLS win as coach in a 1–0 victory over the Columbus Crew thirteen days later on June 12. The Fire finished the season 8–5–10 under Klopas, just missing the playoffs. He coached the Fire through the following two seasons before stepping down after the 2013 season.

In December 2013, he was named head coach and director of player personnel of the [[Montreal Impact (2012–2020)|Montreal Impact]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2013/12/frank-klopas-named-head-coach-and-director-player-personnel-montreal-impact|title=Frank Klopas named head coach and director of player personnel of the Montreal Impact
|work=Montreal Impact
|publisher=impactmontreal.com|date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> While he did lead the Impact to a [[2015 CONCACAF Champions League final|CONCACAF Champions League final in 2015]], narrowly losing to Mexican powerhouse [[Club América]], he was formally relieved of his duties in late August 2015 after a string of poor performances, and replaced on an interim basis by [[Mauro Biello]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/08/mauro-biello-replaces-frank-klopas-interim-head-coach|title=Mauro Biello Replaces Frank Klopas
|work=Montreal Impact
|publisher=impactmontreal.com|date=August 30, 2015}}</ref>

After serving as a color commentator for the Fire, Klopas returned to their sideline as an assistant coach in January 2020. He was named interim head coach on May 8, 2023, following the dismissal of [[Ezra Hendrickson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meninred97.com/ezra-hendrickson-fired-by-chicago/|title=Ezra Hendrickson Fired by Chicago - MIR97 Media|date=May 8, 2023 }}</ref> He stepped down at the end of the [[2024 Chicago Fire FC season|2024]] season and was replaced by former U.S. National Men's Team coach  [[Gregg Berhalter]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former US coach Gregg Berhalter hired as coach of the Chicago Fire |url=https://apnews.com/article/gregg-berhalter-chicago-fire-coach-fc3449166fffbac7aa673db472b7e211 |access-date=13 January 2025 |work=AP News |date=8 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Klopas lives in Chicago with his wife, Sophia.

==Player statistics==

===International Appearances===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Goals !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || May 14, 1988 || [[Miami, Florida]] || {{fb|COL}} || – || 0–2 || Friendly
|-
| 2 || June 7, 1988 || [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] || {{fb|ECU}} || – || 0–1 || Friendly
|-
| 3 || June 10, 1988 || [[Houston, Texas]] || {{fb|ECU}} || – || 0–2 || Friendly
|-
| 4 || July 13, 1988 || [[New Britain, Connecticut]] || {{fb|POL}} || – || 0–2 || Friendly
|-
| 5 || July 24, 1998 || [[Kingston, Jamaica]] || {{fb|JAM}} || – || 0–0 || [[1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 6 || August 13, 1988 || [[St. Louis, Missouri]] || {{fb|JAM}} || 2 || 5–1 || [[1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 7 || April 16, 1989 || [[San Jose, Costa Rica]] || {{fb|CRC}} || – || 0–1 || [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 8 || April 30, 1989 || [[St. Louis, Missouri]] || {{fb|CRC}} || – || 1–0 || [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 9 || May 13, 1989 || [[Torrance, California]] || {{fb|TRI}} || – || 1–1 || [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 10 || October 8, 1989 || [[Guatemala City, Guatemala]] || {{fb|GUA}} || – || 0–0|| [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 11 || November 5, 1989 || [[St. Louis, Missouri]] || {{fb|SLV}} || – || 0–0 || [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1990 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 12 || February 2, 1989 || [[Miami, Florida]] || {{fb|CRC}} || – || 0–2 || Friendly
|-
| 13 || September 4, 1991 || [[Istanbul, Turkey]] || {{fb|TUR}} || 1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 14 || February 13, 1993 || [[Orlando, Florida]] || {{fb|RUS}} || – || 0–1 || Friendly
|-
| 15 || February 18, 1994 || [[Miami, Florida]] || {{fb|BOL}} || – || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 16 || February 20, 1994 || [[Miami, Florida]] || {{fb|SWE}} || – || 1–3 || Friendly
|-
| 17 || March 12, 1994 || [[Fullerton, California]] || {{fb|KOR}} || – || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 18 || April 20, 1994 || [[Davidson, North Carolina]] || {{fb|MDA}} || 1 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 19 || April 24, 1994 || [[San Diego, California]] || {{fb|ISL}} || 1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 20 || April 30, 1994 || [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] || {{fb|CHI}} || – || 0–2 || Friendly
|-
| 21 || May 7, 1994 || [[Fullerton, California]] || {{fb|EST}} || 1 || 4–0 || Friendly
|-
| 22 || May 15, 1994 || [[Fullerton, California]] || {{fb|ARM}} || 1 || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 23 || May 25, 1994 || [[Piscataway, New Jersey]] || {{fb|SAU}} || – || 0–0 || Friendly
|-
| 24 || May 28, 1994 || [[New Haven, Connecticut]] || {{fb|SAU}} || 1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 25 || June 4, 1994 || [[Pasadena, California]] || {{fb|MEX}} || – || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 26 || September 7, 1994 || [[London, England]] || {{fb|ENG}} || – || 0–2 || Friendly
|-
| 27 || October 19, 1994 || [[Dhahran, Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|SAU}} || 1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 28 || November 19, 1994 || [[Port of Spain, Trinidad]] || {{fb|TRI}} || – || 0–1 || Friendly
|-
| 29 || November 22, 1994 || [[Kingston, Jamaica]] || {{fb|JAM}} || 2 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 30 || April 22, 1995 || [[Brussels, Belgium]] || {{fb|BEL}} || – || 0–1 || Friendly
|-
| 31 || June 11, 1995 || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] || {{fb|NGA}} || – || 3–2 || Friendly
|-
| 32 || June 25, 1995 || [[Piscataway, New Jersey]] || {{fb|COL}} || – || 0–0 || Friendly
|-
| 33 || July 11, 1995 || [[Paysandu, Uruguay]] || {{fb|BOL}} || – || 0–1 || [[1995 Copa América#Group C|1995 Copa America]]
|-
| 34 || July 14, 1995 || [[Paysandu, Uruguay]] || {{fb|ARG}} || 1 || 3–0 || [[1995 Copa América#Group C|1995 Copa America]]
|-
| 35 || July 17, 1995 || [[Paysandu, Uruguay]] || {{fb|MEX}} || – || 0–0 (4–1 PK) || [[1995 Copa América#Quarter-finals|1995 Copa America]]
|-
| 36 || July 20, 1995 || [[Maldonado, Uruguay]] || {{fb|BRA}} || – || 0–1 || [[1995 Copa América#Semi-finals|1995 Copa America]]
|-
| 37 || July 22, 1995 || [[Maldonado, Uruguay]] || {{fb|COL}} || – || 1–4 || [[1995 Copa América#Third-place match|1995 Copa America]]
|-
| 38 || August 16, 1995 || [[Norrköping]], [[Sweden]] || {{fb|SWE}} || – || 0–1 || Friendly
|-
| 39 || October 8, 1995 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || {{fb|SAU}} || – || 4–3 || Friendly
|}
:''As of match played October 8, 1995.''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ussoccer.app.box.com/s/s6zjk14my2i4bzx0os5j |title=Frank Klopas – U.S. Soccer Media Guide |work=2013 USMNT Media Guide |access-date=December 22, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! National Team!!Year!!Apps!!Starts!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="9"|[[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|-
|1988||6||5||2
|-
|1989||5||2||0
|-
|1990||1||0||0
|-
|1991||1||1||1
|-
|1992||0||0||0
|-
|1993||1||1||0
|-
|1994||15||12||8
|-
|1995||10||7||1
|-
! colspan=2|Total||39||28||12
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable collapsible expanded"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || rowspan=2 | August 13, 1988 || rowspan=2 | [[St. Louis, Missouri]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|JAM}} || '''3'''–1 || rowspan=2 | 5–1 || rowspan=2 | [[1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification#Second round|1990 World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| 2 || '''5'''–1
|-
| 3 || September 4, 1991 || [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] || {{fb|TUR}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 4 || April 20, 1994 || [[Davidson, North Carolina]] || {{fb|MDA}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 5 || April 24, 1994 || [[San Diego, California]] || {{fb|ISL}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 6 || May 7, 1994 || [[Fullerton, California]] || {{fb|EST}} || '''1'''–0 || 4–0 || Friendly
|-
| 7 || May 15, 1994 || [[Fullerton, California]] || {{fb|ARM}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 8 || May 28, 1994 || [[New Haven, Connecticut]] || {{fb|GRE}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 9 || October 19, 1994 || [[Dhahran, Saudi Arabia|Dhahran]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|KSA}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 10 || rowspan=2 | November 22, 1994 || rowspan=2 | [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|JAM}} || '''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 | 3–0 || rowspan=2 | Friendly
|-
| 11 || '''3'''–0
|-
| 12 || July 14, 1995 || [[Paysandu, Uruguay|Paysandu]], [[Uruguay]] || {{fb|ARG}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || [[1995 Copa America#Group C|1995 Copa America]]
|}

==Coaching statistics==
{{updated|October 19, 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="6"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
|align=left|May 30, 2011
|align=left|October 30, 2013
{{WDL|76|34|17|25}}
|-
|align=left|[[Montreal Impact (2012–2020)|Montreal Impact]]
|align=left|December 18, 2013
|align=left|August 30, 2015
{{WDL|58|16|16|26}}
|-
|align=left|[[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
|align=left|September 30, 2021
|align=left|November 7, 2021
{{WDL|6|2|1|3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
|align=left|May 8, 2023
|align=left|October 19, 2024
{{WDL|66|18|16|32}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|206|70|50|86}}
|}

==Honors==

===As a player===
;Chicago Sting
*[[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL Championship]]: [[1984 NASL season|1984]]

;AEK Athens
*[[Super League Greece|Alpha Ethniki]]: [[1988–89 Alpha Ethniki|1988–89]], [[1991–92 Alpha Ethniki|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Alpha Ethniki|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Alpha Ethniki|1993–94]]
*[[Greek Super Cup]]: [[1989 Greek Super Cup|1989]]
*[[Greek League Cup]]: 1990

;Chicago Fire
*[[Major League Soccer|MLS Cup]]: [[1998 MLS season|1998]]
*[[U.S. Open Cup]]: [[1998 U.S. Open Cup|1998]]

===As a coach===
;Montreal Impact
*[[Canadian Championship]]: [[2014 Canadian Championship|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/06/04/canadian-championship-montreal-impact-head-coach-frank-klopas-sees-title-win|title=Canadian Championship: Montreal Impact head coach Frank Klopas sees title win as turning point|work=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-date=July 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716014105/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/06/04/canadian-championship-montreal-impact-head-coach-frank-klopas-sees-title-win|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[CONCACAF Champions League]] - Runners-up: [[2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League|2014–15]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.chicago-fire.com/frank-klopas Chicago Fire official bio]

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