Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer
Eric Schwartz is in his second season as the New England Revolution’s Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer following his appointment to the role in June 2024. In his role, Schwartz manages all day-to-day operations of the Revolution’s athletic training and medical staff, overseeing medical treatment and rehabilitation programming for the club’s MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, and MLS NEXT athletes.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Schwartz joined the Revolution with seven years of prior MLS experience as an athletic trainer. He spent four seasons with Sporting Kansas City as the club’s Assistant Athletic Trainer. From 2021 through his departure for New England in 2024, Schwartz was responsible for providing traditional athletic training services including injury prevention, rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and performance enhancement to Sporting Kansas City’s professional athletes.
Prior to his tenure in Kansas City, Schwartz spent three seasons with D.C. United from 2018-2020, beginning as a seasonal athletic trainer for one year before being elevated to Head Athletic Trainer of the D.C. United Academy. In 2019, Schwartz joined D.C.’s first-team staff as the club’s Assistant Athletic Trainer.
Schwartz earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2016. He went on to secure his master’s degree in athletic training from the University of Arkansas in 2018.