Vlatko Andonovski (Macedonian: Влатко Андоновски; born 14 September 1976) is a Macedonian-American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the United States women's national team.

Andonovski previously coached FC Kansas City and Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League, as well as the Kansas City Comets in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Contents

• 1 Playing career
• 2 Managerial career
• 3 Managerial statistics
• 4 Honors
  • 4.1 Playing
  • 4.2 Coaching
• 5 Personal life
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Playing career

A central defender, Andonovski played six seasons for multiple clubs in Europe, such as FK Rabotnički, Makedonija GP and FK Vardar, competing in the First Macedonian Football League, European Cup and Intertoto Cup.

In 2000, Andonovski signed with the Wichita Wings of the National Professional Soccer League and later played for the Kansas City Comets, California Cougars and Philadelphia Kixx of the Major Indoor Soccer League in his indoor career.

On 8 February 2015, Andonovski and Wichita coach Kim Røntved came out of retirement to play against each other for their respective teams for one game.

Managerial career

On 5 December 2012, Andonovski signed a contract to become the head coach of FC Kansas City. He was hired as the head coach of Kansas City Comets on 29 August 2013, after being an *istant under Kim Røntved for three seasons. During the 2014 year of both programs, Andonovski won both the MISL Championship with the comets and the NWSL Championship with FC Kansas City.

On 7 November 2017, Andonovski moved to Seattle Reign FC, succeeding Laura Harvey as head coach. During his tenure with the team, it moved from Seattle to Tacoma, Washington after the 2018 season and rebranded itself as Reign FC; it would rebrand again in 2020 as OL Reign.

Andonovski holds a USSF Pro License and a United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA) Goalkeeping Diploma and has been involved with many youth teams and clubs in the Kansas City area.

Andonovski received significant praise from media and players alike for his role in the Reign's 2019 season. Despite losing a significant number of players to various injuries and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Andonovski managed the team to a 4th place finish in the NWSL and a second straight playoff berth.

Andonovski was named the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team on 28 October 2019.

Managerial statistics

Honors

Playing

Individual

• MISL Most Valuable Player: 2005
• MISL Defender of the Year: 2002
• MISL Most Improved Player: 2002
• MISL All-Star: 2-time

Coaching

High School / Youth

• Missouri State Championship: 4-time
• Youth National Championship: 1-time

Kansas City Comets

• Major Indoor Soccer League: 2013-14

FC Kansas City

• NWSL Championship: 2014, 2015

United States

• SheBelieves Cup: 2020, 2021

Individual

• Major Arena Soccer League Coach of the Year: 2014-15
• NWSL Coach of the Year: 2013, 2019

Personal life

Andonovski, who became a U.S. citizen in 2015, is a 2008 graduate of Park University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration/management. He earned a Sports Science Masters Degree (MSC) in Coaching Soccer from Ohio University in 2017. Andonovski resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Biljana, and their three children Dragana, Luka, and Daria.

References

External links

• LinkedIn profile
• FC Kansas City profile
• Vlatko Andonovski at Soccerway
• Vlatko Andonovski at WorldFootball.net