The Chattanooga Red Wolves and Jimmy Obleda have mutually agreed to part ways, ending his three-year run as head coach of the professional soccer team after more than three months of speculation regarding his future.
Obleda finished his Red Wolves career with a 24-19-18 record, and he led them to the USL League One semifinals in 2021, just two years after they began competition. But his tenure ended in rocky fashion, with Obleda suspended by the league in late July as it conducted an investigation into his behavior, a move prompted by the USL Players Association.
In August, the league issued a release saying it found he had used “overly aggressive management tactics and insensitive language on multiple occasions” and that he would need to complete “mandatory training as a condition of his eligibility as a USL coach.”
The league release noted that while its investigation was complete, Obleda remained on administrative leave, and a team release at the time concurred with that, also saying the Red Wolves would complete their “own investigation and assess appropriate next steps for the club going forward.”
Obleda had been at the helm when the Red Wolves beat North Carolina FC 2-1 on July 16 at CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge, their third straight victory; he never coached another game, and the club has not issued information on Obleda since then.