Kansas City Current parts ways with sporting director Vlatko Andonovski
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 6:01 PM
Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Kansas City Current announced a mutual parting with Vlatko Andonovski on Monday, ending his tenure as sporting director. The decision followed his transition from head coach to the front office role after the conclusion of the 2025 NWSL season. Current players, including team captain Lo’eau LaBonta, expressed frustration regarding the sudden departure and the loss of institutional continuity. Andonovski previously served as the club's head coach, leading the team to a league-leading points total in 2025. Current ownership previously hired Chris Armas to lead the team as head coach, following a recommendation from Jesse Marsch. The club’s statement noted that his requested transition into the front office was ultimately determined not to be the right fit.
- •Kansas City Current and Vlatko Andonovski mutually parted ways on Monday.
- •Andonovski transitioned from head coach to sporting director following the 2025 season.
- •Chris Armas currently serves as the Kansas City Current head coach.
- •Players expressed concern over the loss of organizational stability and staff continuity.
- •The club cited a lack of fit regarding Andonovski's role in the front office.
- 6:01 PMYahoo Sports — Vlatko Andonovski’s Kansas City Current departure: ‘The finality of it hurts for the players’
"When the Kansas City Current capped off their record-breaking season by lifting the NWSL Shield last year, team captain Lo’eau LaBonta joked to then-head coach Vlatko Andonovski that he was her longest-tenured manager. The midfielder, who has been with the club since it entered the league in 2021, had seen a new coach each year until Andonovski was hired in October 2023 after stepping down as head of the U.S. women’s national team. Those other coaches’ spells often lasted shorter than a calendar
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