Comets Re-Sign Head Coach Vlatko Andonovski
November 6, 2014 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Kansas City Comets News Release
INDEPENDENCE, MO (November 6, 2014) - The Comets announced today the club has re-signed head coach Vlatko Andonovski to a three-year contract extension after leading the Comets to their first MISL Championship last year and FC Kansas City to the club's first National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship in 2014 in a five-month span. Per league and team policies, additional contract details were not disclosed.
On March 16th, Andonovski led the Comets to its first MISL championship after defeating the Baltimore Blast in a three-game series. Five months later, FC Kansas City defeated the Seattle Reign to win the NWSL Championship on August 31st.
Andonovski joined the Missouri Comets as Head Coach after three years as the team's Assistant Coach and with an incredible soccer pedigree, which includes an illustrious professional soccer career as well as coaching some of the country's finest young soccer players.
He holds an "A" License, NSCAA Goalkeeping Diploma, and has held positions as Director of Coaching for Futura FC, Sporting Blue Valley ECNL Director, and assistant collegiate coach.
Andonovski was head coach of the Kansas City Kings of the PASL, and head coach of the girls ODP program for Missouri. He is the Co-Founder and Director of Coaching at KHMAC Futbol Club. As a youth coach, he has won four (4) Missouri State Championships and a Youth National Championship.
Vlatko played professionally for 6 seasons in Europe for clubs such as Rbotnicki FC, Vardar, and Makedonija GP. He played indoor professionally in the NPSL for the Wichita Wings, and in the MISL for the Kansas City Comets, California Cougars, and the Philadelphia Kixx. During his time in the MISL he received several accolades, including two All-Star selections for the Kansas City Comets.
After having opened the brand new 2014/15 MASL season with a 13-4 victory in Dallas against the Sidekicks, the Comets will visit the reigning PASL Chicago Mustangs on Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. before the home opener against the Milwaukee Wave on November 15 at 7:00 p.m.
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