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Former US Women's Coach Vlatko Andonovski Joins the NWSL's Chicago Stars as Chief Soccer Officer
The move follows Chicago’s coaching and front-office shakeup after the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention with a 5-17-2 record.
- On Thursday, the Chicago Stars announced the hiring of Vlatko Andonovski as chief soccer officer, bringing the former U.S. women's national team coach to reshape the struggling NWSL franchise.
- The club sought stability following a tumultuous season that included firing coach Martin last month and general manager Richard Feuz in May, leaving the team with a league-worst 54 goals conceded.
- Andonovski brings extensive credentials, having won two NWSL Championships with Kansas City in 2014 and 2015, and most recently the 2025 NWSL Shield with the Kansas City Current.
- Chicago Stars President Karen Leetzow told ESPN the club's biggest challenge has been "a level of instability and this lack of staff retention," with Andonovski's arrival intended to reverse that pattern.
- Though eliminated from playoff contention with a 5-17-2 record this season, Andonovski told ESPN in an exclusive interview that competing next year is "very doable" for a franchise with proper leadership.
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Former USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski joins Stars as chief soccer officer
<p>Former U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has joined the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/stars" >Stars</a> as chief soccer officer, the team announced Thursday.</p><p>Andonovski's new team has already been eliminated from playoff contention this season with a 5-17-2 record. The Stars <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/stars/2026/08/12/stars-fire-head-coach-martin-sjogren" >fired coach Martin …
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Former US women's coach Vlatko Andonovski joins the NWSL's Chicago Stars as chief soccer officer
Former U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has joined the Chicago Stars as chief soccer officer, the team announced Thursday.
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