Roger Espinoza joins Sporting KC as Assistant Coach

Roger Espinoza is back to being a mainstay at Children’s Mercy Park, but this time he’ll be supporting from the sidelines.

The club announced on Wednesday that Espinoza has joined the coaching staff as Professional Development Coach and first team assistant coach. He will be responsible for working across the first team, Sporting KC II and the Sporting KC Academy, as well as taking a leading role in the development of young players across the club and player pathway development between the three stages.

Espinoza retired from playing professional soccer last summer after a 16-year career, 14 of which were spent with Sporting Kansas City. He ranks second in club history with 399 appearances while placing third in starts (330) and minutes (29,162).

Sporting KC is still searching for another assistant coach for the first team. The club also announced two new hires to its first team technical staff—Performance Scientist Casey Metoyer and Assistant Team Administrator Kate Deakins. Sports Performance Coach Colby Fell and Assistant Athletic Trainer Payton Jensen have also earned promotions to the first team technical staff after working with SKC II and the SKC Academy, respectively.