Who is USA women's soccer coach Vlatko Andonovski? Record, history of USWNT manager at Women's World Cup 2023
At the 2023 Women's World Cup, the United States will attempt to emerge as the first team ever to three-peat as World Cup champions.
However, this time around, they're looking to complete that goal with a new head coach. With Jill Ellis, architect of the previous two World Cup titles, having retired after 2019, Vlatko Andonovski is now the one looking to achieve global glory.
Hired in the aftermath of Ellis's retirement, Andonovski has guided the U.S. to a consistent No. 1 world ranking during his three years in charge, but now must prove that they are indeed the best team in the world.
The Sporting News lays out Andonovski's coaching background, what he has accomplished so far in charge of the United States, and what winning the Women's World Cup would do for both him and the U.S. at large.
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The 46-year-old U.S. women's head coach was born in Yugoslavia (an area which is now North Macedonia) and enjoyed a European professional career with various Macedonian clubs before moving to the United States for a six-year professional indoor soccer career, retiring in 2006.
He began coaching with NWSL side FC Kansas City in 2013, while also coaching his former indoor side the Missouri Comets. He won the NWSL title in 2016 with FCKC, and also won the indoor championship with the Comets in the same season.
In 2018, Andonovski was hired by the Seattle Reign as head coach, where he would stay for two seasons until being hired by the U.S. national team, where he took over after the retirement of Jill Ellis following the 2019 World Cup title. He has been in that position since, leading the U.S. to a consistent No. 1 ranking on the FIFA world list.
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