Coach
In 1990, he was an assistant coach with the California Emperors in the American Professional Soccer League. In 1992, he became both the assistant coach with the Los Angeles Salsa of the APSL and head coach of the East Los Angeles Cobras of USISL. He also coached the successful largely ethnic team from Southern California, LA Salsa U-19, a McGuire Cup finalist. He was the 1994 USISL Western Division Coach of the Year. Following his work with the LA Salsa Zambrano was hired as Director by the Mission Viejo Pateadores, one of the United States Top Soccer Academies. He joined MLS as an assistant for Lothar Osiander with Los Angeles Galaxy and assumed head coaching duties when Osiander was fired early in the 1997 season. Zambrano's 1998 Galaxy went 24 and 8 and broke all MLS scoring records, ending the year with 85 goals, the 1998 Galaxy became the first North American professional soccer team to make it to a CONCACAF clubs final against Cruz Azul of Mexico. But in the playoffs they faltered, falling to expansion team Chicago Fire. Five games into the 1999 season, Zambrano was fired, the Galaxy made it to the MLS final the same year, losing against DC United.
Zambrano re-surfaced as the head coach of the New York MetroStars in 2000, replacing the famous and much traveled Bora Milutinovic. He coached the team for three years, following a promising two years winning the first trophy for the franchise, an MLS Eastern Division championship, and playing in two league semifinals, with a disappointing third. Zambrano was fired and replaced by Bradley after the 2002 season, Zambrano still holds the best league and goal scoring record amongst all MetroStars/Red Bull Coaches, a list that includes Carlos Queiroz, Alberto Parreira, Bora MIlutinovic, Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley. From 2003 to 2006 Zambrano served a three year term as elected Vice-President of FENODE (Ecuadorian/American Sports Federation).
In 2006, he was hired as the head coach for CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol in Moldova. In 2008, after successfully taking Tiligul from the relegation zone to a 4th place overall, he left Tiligul and moved to FC Tatabánya in the Hungarian Soproni Liga.In 2009, he left Tatabanya and was hired by FIFA to write the CONCACAF Technical Report for the Gold Cup 2009. On December 3, 2009 Zambrano was hired by Kansas City Wizards now Sporting KC as assistant head coach, during his two year term Sporting KC went from a non play-off team to the league semifinals and within one goal of the MLS 2011 final.
In January 2012 Zambrano was named head coach for Deportivo Pereira of the Columbian Categoría Primera B.
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