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Louisville City Soccer Team Names a President

Djorn Buchholz will be Louisville City FC's first team president.
Djorn Buchholz will be Louisville City FC's first team president.

Louisville’s new soccer team, Louisville City FC, has announced hiring its first president.

Djorn Buchholz will be Louisville City FC's first team president.
Djorn Buchholz will be Louisville City FC's first team president.

DjornBuchholz has 13 years of soccer executive experience, including management and fan engagement positions. He’s worked with soccer clubs in Indiana, Minnesota and Texas, according to a release sent by the soccer clubs PR team.

His latest role is director of fan experience with the 2013 Major League Soccer champions, Sporting Kansas City.

Earlier: What You Need to Know About Louisville's New Soccer Team

Buchholz plans to resign from that job later this month and will begin his new post with Louisville City FC on Aug. 4.

Louisville City FC will play its games at Louisville Slugger Field.

The first game will be in April of 2015.

Copyright 2014 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

Devin Katayama is an award-winning journalist who hosts the midday for WFPL Louisville Public Media. He's also the station's education reporter.
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