Richie Burke on Tuesday stepped down as Washington Spirit head coach and was reassigned to the National Women’s Soccer League team’s front office. The organization cited “health concerns.”
Larry Best, the Spirit’s president of sporting operations, said in a statement that Burke told him Monday of the health issues.
“We mutually agreed that it was in the best interests of him and of the club for him to step down as our coach,” Best said. “Once Richie’s health improves, he will join the sporting operations staff.”
The team did not go into detail about Burke’s condition in its statement.