Jeevin Kang
With Afshin Ghotbi at the helm, ably assisted by Niall Thompson, and Mark Village as goalkeeping coach, Vancouver FC added Surrey's own Jeevin Kang as the Manager of Football Operations, and Abbotsford native Cortlin Tonn as equipment manager, formerly of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Kang spent last year as Surry FC's full-time Director of Operations. He holds a Master of Business in Sport Management from Melbourne's Deakin University.
At the youth level, he managed Rowville FC and the Melbourne Victory Academy.
Tonn spent the last three years with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, initially as an assistant equipment manager, but also helmed the Whitecaps Residency program, after previously working for Ottawa Fury.
He becomes the second Abbotsford native to join the club's technical staff, following Mark Village, with Jeevin Kang reuniting with fellow Surreyite NiallThompson.
Manager Afshin GHotbi wanted the club to have 'Vancouver DNA', and thus far, the staff has certainly begun to reflect that.
Thus far, the club have signed striker Mamadou Kane, midfielder Elliot Simmons, and goalkeeper Callum Irving.