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MLS' Sporting Kansas City Hires Raphael Wicky as Coach
- On Monday, Sporting Kansas City appointed Raphael Wicky as head coach, pending receipt of his P1 visa.
- After Peter Vermes parted in March, Sporting Kansas City finished last in the Western Conference with 28 points, and Kerry Zavagnin managed on an interim basis.
- Wicky brings international and club experience, having guided BSC Young Boys to a Swiss league-and-cup double and previously managed Chicago Fire and FC Basel, while making 75 appearances for the Switzerland national team.
- Sporting hired him to implement attack-minded, high-energy, possession-oriented teams, with David Lee describing Rapha as a proven winner expected to build strong relationships.
- Since his Young Boys exit, Wicky was linked to Rangers FC, Middlesbrough FC, and was a finalist for the New York City FC job last year won by Pascal Jansen.
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The former midfielder Raphael Wicky was last coach in Switzerland. Now he has found a new task.
Raphael Wicky takes over as coach at Sporting Kansas City. For the former Bremer and Hamburger, the Major League Soccer is no new ground.Ex-Bundesligaprofi Raphael Wicky returns as coach to the North American professional league MLS. The former football pro of SV Werder Bremen and the Hamburger SV signed a contract with Sporting Kansas City for two and a half years with an option for another season, as the MLS team announced.From the end of 2019…
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Raphael Wicky has another job on the coach bench. The Valaisian takes over Sporting Kansas City at the MLS.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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