Columbus, OH (My Sportsbook) - Columbus Crew coach Sigi Schmid was named Coach of the Year in Major League Soccer on Tuesday, becoming just the second person to win the award more than once.

Schmid previously won Coach of the Year in 1999 with the Los Angeles Galaxy and joins current United States national team coach Bob Bradley (1998 and 2006) as two-time winners in MLS.

Schmid also becomes the second coach in Crew history to win the award, joining Greg Andrulis (2004).

Schmid led Columbus to one of the best year's in team history, as the Crew went 17-7-6 and shattered the club record for points in a season (57), eclipsing the 2004 Supporters' Shield-winning squad (49).

Columbus also set new club marks for wins and goals in the post-shootout era - since 2000. In addition, based on points earned in the standings per game, the Crew's 2008 regular season (1.90 ppg) ranks as the fifth most successful in MLS history.

While leading the Crew to the Supporters' Shield trophy, Schmid also achieved a pair of new personal milestones this season. He notched his 100th career league win - making him only the second coach in MLS history to reach that milestone - and the club's 17 wins set a new single-season, career-high (one more than his 2002 MLS Cup-champion Los Angeles Galaxy squad).

Schmid's influence is underscored by the fact that only Frankie Hejduk, Duncan Oughton and league Defender of the Year Chad Marshall remain from the squad he inherited prior to the 2006 season.

Schmid entered the 2008 MLS Cup postseason as the league's all-time leader in playoff wins among coaches with 16. Following the Crew's series win over Kansas City last Saturday, he now owns a playoff record of 17-7-4.

Schmid and Columbus host Chicago on Thursday in the Eastern Conference Final.