Kansas City Current parts ways with Vlatko Andonovski

sportsSep 7, 202618359

On Monday, September 7, the Kansas City Current announced that it had mutually parted ways with sporting director Vlatko Andonovski. The club statement said both parties determined Andonovski’s requested transition from head coach into the sporting director role at the end of last season “was not the right fit,” ending his move into the front office. Andonovski had made history with the Current during the 2025 NWSL season, a period supporters and posts credit with major club success including the 2025 NWSL Shield. The club release prompted a public tribute from Current captain Lo'eau LaBonta and immediate speculation on social posts about where Andonovski might go next, with commenters naming Orlando, Atlanta, and Columbus as possibilities. Other social posts questioned the framing of the departure, noting differences between this statement and the team’s prior announcements about the long‑planned front‑office model. The split returns the Current to a search for a sporting director and closes the chapter on Andonovski’s short tenure in that front‑office role.

Jeff Kassouf

@jeffkassouf.bsky.social

BREAKING: Vlatko Andonovski and the Kansas City Current have mutually parted ways. Per club release: "Both parties determined that Andonovski’s requested transition from coaching into the Sporting Director role at the end of last season was not the right fit." #NWSL

7432d ago

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Ryan Rosenblatt86

What do you mean making someone sporting director and then not letting him hire the coach because you called a men's coach who said to hire his friend, also a men's coach, instead was not the right fit?

Southern Sylvs 🍉 she/her85

It is 9 am on a holiday, please chill NWSL

Lesley Ryder84

Vlatko the lake is beautiful this time of year

Gal Pal Sports52

Chicago give this man whatever he wants. Salary, staff, a share of the Cubs... ANYTHING

Liz ︽✵︽25

This is bullshit and the Longs should be embarrassed.

Jeff Kassouf23

Full story on @espn.com: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Alex Campbell19

Alright Chicago Stars here is your golden opportunity 1. Hire Vlatko 2. Do whatever he says 3. Idk but it’ll be better than the current state of things

🏳️‍🌈Riss Willett 🩷💜💙19

Boyyyyyyy not holiday woso breaking news

Jake17

Have you ever had Harold's before Vlatko

Rose Room Collective16

The Longs high off their own hype making some crazy decisions.

Lesley Ryder

@lesleyryder.bsky.social

Still trying to wrap my mind around the framing of this announcement of Vlatko’s departure. The Current say here that the move to sporting director was at his request, but the team’s own announcement last year said it was a long-planned model. www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-...

Kansas City Current Announces Departure of
Vlatko Andonovski
KANSAS CITY (Sept. 7, 2026) - The Kansas City Current announced today that it has mutually parted ways with Sporting Director Vlatko Andonovski.
Both parties determined that Andonovski's requested transition from coaching into the Sporting Director role at the end of last season was not the right fit.
Andonovski joined the KC Current's technical staff as head coach for the 2024 season and then sought the move to Sporting Director in November 2025.
The Kansas City Current wishes Andonovski well in his future endeavors.

5132d ago

jaylenoishotter.bsky.social6

Please stay on this story. Because it’s so deeply layered and gross.

pangui5

Both those things can be true, they’d planned to add the sporting director role and then he requested it.

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Liz ︽✵︽15

Ruh Roh. Can’t keep their stories straight.

Liv Mason5

One thing about Lesley, she will be bringing out receipts! Take notes people!

Mike McGrew

@zavcurrent.bsky.social

13 months ago the KC Current were rolling into Houston at the peak of women’s soccer. Arguably the number 1 team globally by any metric except titles. Then Temwa got injured, the title didn’t come, & the repercussions have been so overwhelmingly dramatic that it’s left a negative pall in its wake.

3832d ago

Mr. Rogers of Soccer

@thombomb816.bsky.social

KC Current captain Lo’eau LaBonta’s IG story with a tribute to Vlatko Andonovski.

LaBonta and Andonovski exchanging a hug after their quarterfinal playoff loss
Caption: At this moment we didn’t know this was going to be your last game coaching us. You don’t have social media so I know you won’t see this but the impact you had on this organization could never be summed up in a press release even if it were to be acknowledged.
You set the standard for staff and players. The records we broke are now the expectations for this club and we could not have accomplished any of that without you. To be your captain was an absolute honor and I speak for the locker room when I say we are forever grateful to have had you as a coach 🤍

4032d ago

Daniel Sperry

@danielsperrykc.bsky.social

The press release that says the transition from coaching to SD wasn't the correct fit, also mentions absolutely nothing about his incredible tenure where they lost less than 10 games in two seasons and won literally every trophy in front of them except the NWSL title. #KCBaby

3132d ago

The Women's Game

@womensgamemib.bsky.social

❌ KC Current and Sporting Director Vlatko Andonovski have mutually parted ways. Vlatko previously served as head coach, leading the club to the 2025 NWSL Shield. The club said both parties determined the transition to sporting director “was not the right fit.”

3332d ago

Chad Smith

@chadcsmith.bsky.social

This is incredibly disappointing. It's hard to not see this as some greater, internal problem. Greatest season in NWSL history, then he's "promoted" and less than a year later he's gone. #KCBaby

2632d ago

Eric Wahl

@ericwahl.bsky.social

I'm grateful to see a dedicated player of Lo'Eau Labonta's caliber heralding Vlatko's accomplishments w the Current this way 🫶

This is a screenshot of a social post from the KC Current's Lo'Eau Labonta in thanks to Vlatko that says, "At this moment [moment of photo of them hugging] we didn't know this was going to be your last game coaching us. You don't have social media so I know you won't see this, but the impact you had on this organization could never be summed up in a press release even if it were to be acknowledged." Labonta goes on to say, "You set the standard for staff and players. The records we broke are now the expectations for this club and we could not have accomplished an of that without you. To be your captain was an absolute honor, and I speak for the locker room when I say we are forever grateful to have had you as a coach." The message ends with a white heart.

2332d ago

Mike

@mikedkuhn.bsky.social

Vlatko out at the Current. Given all he's done for the club, this being all his release gets is certainly something... #KCBaby

2132d ago

Jamey Schillinger

@jschillinger.bsky.social

I remember Vlatko getting us the shield. Not to mention many other accomplishments. I haven’t liked the new guy from the get go. Just saying KC CURRENT

232d ago

James Clay

@lonestarstriker.bsky.social

So... is Vlatko going to Orlando? Atlanta? Columbus? #NWSL #KCBaby

432d ago

The Equalizer

@equalizersoccer.bsky.social

Vlatko Andonovski as sporting director of the Current is no more. Read the latest here: equalizersoccer.com/2026/09/07/v...

332d ago

Schmidt

@schmidt.lovely.social

Can someone explain the Vlatko thing to me? Because nothing KC Current has done makes any sense whatsoever from the outside. I mean they look like they're self-sabotaging. Are they self-sabotaging?

132d ago

For the Glory KC Podcast

@fortheglorykc.bsky.social

Podcast recording will happen tonight. We've been travelling, but there is a ton to talk about from the end of #SportingKC's transfer window, to the results over the weekend and the stunning departure of Vlatko Andonovski from the KC Current this morning. #KCBaby

332d ago

Jimmy Mack

@jcmack03.bsky.social

The Kansas City Current announced today that it has mutually parted ways with Sporting Director Vlatko Andonovski. #KCBaby

332d ago

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Kansas City Current parts ways with Vlatko Andonovski

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