KC bolsters staff; Henderson hangs up boots

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12/22/2006 - Kansas City, MO. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Wizards made some moves in the offseason to help bolster its staff on Friday with the addition of assistant coach Kris Kelderman and goalkeeping, strength and conditioning coach David Tenney.

"With the addition of these two guys, we've continued with our goal of assembling the finest staff in Major League Soccer," interim president Robb Heineman said.

Kelderman comes to KC after serving as the technical director at Curt Onalfo Soccer and will reunite with Onalfo through his hiring.

"I've known Kris since I was 17," Kansas City head coach Onalfo said. "He is an extremely hard worker and has an undeniably great ability to see the game tactically and then transfer that on to the players."

Kelderman is no stranger to suiting up for the pitch, playing for Bruce Arena at the University of Virginia from 1987-1990 and then spending seven years in MISL and A-League before joining the MLS and winning two championships with D.C. United in 1996 and 1997.

"The great thing about Kris Kelderman is that he was a very cerebral player when he played," Kansas City technical director Peter Vermes said. "He will bring that same tactical intellect to the coaching ranks."

Tenney played the role of both goalkeeper and strength and conditioning coach at George Mason the past two seasons, also working with numerous youth clubs in the D.C. area since 2003.

"David Tenney is one of the few people in the United States that has distinguished himself as a soccer specific fitness person," Onalfo said. "He has a unique opportunity to prove himself as the best in the business and make sure our players are trained appropriately physically."

Tenney played for Virginia Tech from 1988-1992 before playing for the Baltimore Blast of the NPSL, the Baton Rouge Bombers of the EISL, along with the German 4th Division from 1992-1994.

In other MLS news, after 15 seasons of professional soccer, New York Red Bulls midfielder Chris Henderson has decided to hang up his boots on Friday as Major League Soccer's all-time leader in regular season games played.

"For me to be able to retire feeling great physically, I've been really lucky," Henderson said. "It's been a fun ride since the 1990 World Cup, but I am also looking forward to the new challenges that lie ahead."

Henderson made a total of 317 MLS regular season game and 31 playoff contest appearances that spanned across Colorado, Kansas City, Miami, Columbus and New York.

The midfielder also had an impact on the international game as well, and at age 19 was the youngest player on the 1990 U.S. National Team that qualified for the World Cup in Italy, a first for the Red, White and Blue since 1950.

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