As the new director of operations for the Chattanooga Football Club, Jeremy Alumbaugh realizes how significant building relationships in his new city will be.
Moving a high-level amateur soccer club to the professional level is a step Alumbaugh believes will take an all-out press from players, staff and fans.
“I saw some of these same fans stand in the rain for 90 minutes chanting and cheering as if it was the most important game of the year,” the Saint Louis FC general manager who officially starts with CFC on Dec. 1 said Tuesday. “This fan base is passionate. Their support and how much this club means to them is obvious. I am looking forward to seeing them in Finley Stadium, hearing their ideas and getting to know them.”
Alumbaugh joins a 12th-year club that has made major noise in the American soccer landscape since its grassroots beginning.
On top of winning eight NPSL Southeast Conference titles, appearing in four national finals and winning the Hank Steinbrecher Cup championship in 2015, CFC also has shown remarkable innovation.