"Kansas City announced in November that Vlatko Andonovski would relinquish his head coaching role to focus fully on being the club's sporting director. "Literally the next call was to Jesse, because he's seen football at the highest levels," Chris Long told ESPN. Marsch attended Princeton University in the late '90s at the same time as the Longs, and they remained friends. Marsch told the Longs that Armas, one of his former assistant coaches, was perfect for the job."
"Armas has been the head coach of the New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids in addition to assistant and interim roles with the men's teams at Manchester United and Leeds United. He parted ways with the Colorado Rapids about two months ago and wasn't sure what was next. He said he had been negotiating with the Rapids about an extension in some capacity since last April, "but it wasn't meant to be moving forward.""
Kansas City Current named Chris Armas head coach following Vlatko Andonovski's move to sporting director. The appointment was influenced by Jesse Marsch, who recommended Armas to co-owners Angie and Chris Long based on prior working relationships and friendship. Armas previously led New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids and held assistant and interim roles with Manchester United and Leeds United. He parted ways with the Rapids two months earlier after negotiations over an extension failed. Armas planned to be selective about his next role and consulted his family. The hire is one of two recent NWSL appointments involving former MLS coaches, alongside Nick Cushing's move to Denver.
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