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Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach joins playing roster

Sporting Kansas City II has added goalkeeper coach Mitch Hildebrandt to their playing roster, the club announced Wednesday afternoon.

The 31-year-old will come out of retirement and become the club’s first ever player-coach after keeper Gavin Krenecki’s season ended prematurely due to an undisclosed injury.

Hildebrandt joins the playing roster after 17-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Krenecki was ruled out for the final four games of the campaign through injury. Get well soon, Gavin! pic.twitter.com/ieF59Rjupb

— Sporting KC II (@SportingKCII) September 16, 2020

Hildebrandt joins the playing squad less than a year into his tenure as the team’s goalkeeper coach, joining the club in January.