“I'm extremely excited to join the staff at Sporting Kansas City and grateful for the opportunity to continue serving as the Head Coach and Technical Director for KVFC this upcoming year,” Urbanyi said. “The most rewarding part of our inaugural season was the relationships I developed with the players, staff, and the community and I'm really looking forward to continuing to build upon our success from last season. In my opinion, the USL2 represents an important developmental pathway for collegiate soccer players and aspiring professionals to further develop their individual skills and talents."

A former teammate of current Sporting Kansas City head coach Peter Vermes, Urbanyi was an important part of the SKC Academy program in 2014 through 2016, serving as the head coach of the U16 and U18 SKC Academy teams. Urbanyi guided the U16 team to the 2015 Generation Adidas Cup International Final and the U18 team to the 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs for first time in the club history. He also won the U15 National Championship Trophy alongside current SKC Academy Director Jon Parry. Most recently, Urbanyi was the Associate Head Coach at NCAA Division I University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition to his success in coaching, Urbanyi had a standout playing career and has an eye for identifying talent – playing an essential role in bringing Hungarian players like Krisztian Nemeth and Daniel Salloi to SKC.

“We could not have asked for a better individual to serve as our Head Coach and Technical Director,” KVFC President and General Manager Marcus Dudley said. “Istvan has been instrumental in helping us build the foundation of our culture and club and, as a Developmental Partner for Sporting Kansas City, we are so excited for him to have the opportunity to advance his professional career within the SKC family. We're ready to get the 2019 season started and truly grateful that Coach Urbanyi will be back on the sidelines again this summer.”

Kaw Valley FC’s upcoming 2019 USL League Two schedule is set to be released on Jan 30th.