Jim Gabarra was named Head Coach of the Washington Freedom in August 2000, guiding the team to a WUSA championship in 2003 and a W-League North American championship in 2007.

Before joining the Freedom, Gabarra served as Head Coach of the World All-Stars in 1999 and 2000 on the Toys "R" Us United States National Team Indoor Victory Tour, as Head Coach of the Washington Warthogs of the CISL from 1994-1998 and stints as player-coach for the Milwaukee Wave of the NPSL from 1992-1993 and Louisville Thunder of the AISA from 1985-1987.

Gabarra was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1986-1989, earning 14 caps, and played for the U.S. Olympic Team at the Seoul Olympics in 1998. He played indoor and outdoor soccer professionally from 1982-1994 in the ASL, AISA, MISL, CISL and NPSL. He was the U.S. National Indoor Team captain from 1986-1996, and played on the team achieving the highest tournament finish ever by a U.S. Men’s National Team at FIFA’s Indoor World Championships – capturing a Silver medal in 1992 and the Bronze medal in 1989.

Born September 22, 1959, in Key West, Fla., Gabarra currently resides in Annapolis, Md. with his wife Carin and three children. Carin, currently the head coach at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, was a member of the first U.S. Women’s World Cup Championship Team and Cup MVP in 1991 and was a member of the 1996 Gold medal winning Olympic soccer team.