\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSacramento Republic FC President and General Manager Todd Dunivant will leave the club at the end of the year and take on a role with New York City FC.The Republic on Tuesday announced Dunivant\u2019s departure after seven years with the club, first as general manager in 2018 and then also as president beginning in 2021. Dunivant has been a driving force behind the construction of the Republic’s new soccer stadium at the Railyards and led the team through seven postseason berths in eight seasons.The club\u2019s achievements under his tenure also include Sacramento\u2019s Cinderella run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when Sacramento became the only second-division club to reach a championship match in the tournament since 2008. Dunivant was originally hired to help the team in its bid to join Major League Soccer, but stayed on after those plans stalled. Sacramento plays in the USL Championship League.\u201cTodd has made a tremendous impact on Republic FC,\u201d Managing Partner Kevin Nagle said in a statement. \u201cI brought him to Sacramento because I knew he could help take this club to another level, and he did. From building competitive teams to strengthening our organization, he\u2019s been a trusted leader. We\u2019re grateful for his work and wish him the best, while our focus stays on the future, our stadium, our vision, and a strong 2026 season.\u201d(Video below from 2021: \u2018I believe in it\u2019: New Sac Republic President Todd Dunivant on bringing MLS to the city.)Before becoming a front office executive, Dunivant appeared in more than 300 matches across 13 seasons for MLS teams that included the San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC, according to his bio. As a player, he helped win five MLS Cups and a U.S. Open Cup trophy. Dunivant will now return to the MLS side as NYCFC\u2019s sporting director. NYCFC is also now building a new stadium. Theirs will be near Citi Field in Queens.Jesus Tarango, Jr., the chairman of Wilton Rancheria, which became Republic\u2019s new owner last year, said that Dunivant\u2019s \u201cefforts will long be connected to Republic FC.\u201d \u201cOur new downtown home continues to move forward because of Todd\u2019s diligent work and our future remains strong,\u201d he said. (Video below: Wilton Rancheria chairman, Sacramento Republic FC president speak about new stadium after groundbreaking.)Dunivant said in a statement that he was grateful to Nagle, Tarango and Wilton Rancheria Chief Operating Officer Chris Franklin, along with the club\u2019s supporters. \u201cThese eight seasons in Sacramento have been truly fulfilling, with relationships that will last a lifetime,\u201d he said. \u201cI am so proud of what we\u2019ve built together. The future of the club has never been brighter and I\u2019m extremely confident in the club\u2019s ownership, the hard working front office staff, and the talented players, coaches and technical staff who will deliver all of the rewards that this community and club deserve \u2013 a continued pursuit of silverware, an incredible stadium experience, and a limitless future that will continue to be the talk of American soccer.\u201dThe Republic said its board of directors has begun a search process and is speaking to recruiters for Dunivant\u2019s replacement. Exit comes as Sacramento Republic FC makes major roster changesThe club\u2019s head coach Neill Collins will continue to direct efforts to build the Republic\u2019s roster for the 2026 season. He has already made big changes in initial roster moves by parting ways with several of the club’s leading players. They include forward Russell Cicerone, the third-highest scorer in the club\u2019s history; midfielder Luis Felipe, a veteran of five seasons who played a key role in the club\u2019s 2022 U.S. Open Cup run; and backup goalkeeper Jared Mazzola, who was instrumental in leading the team to the 2025 USL J\u00e4germeister Cup final.Other players who are set to depart include forward Sebastian Herrera, defender AJ Edwards, and midfielder Justin Portillo. Along with standout goalkeeper Danny Vitiello, returning players mostly include the club\u2019s defensive line and products of its academy program. They are: Jack Gurr, Lee Desmond, Michel Benitez, Freddy Kleemann, Jared Timmer, Blake Willey, Chibi Ukaegbu, Da\u2019vian Kimbrough, Ryan Spaulding, Lewis Jamieson, Dominik Wanner and Rayan Djedje. The club said it is in discussions about the potential return of Nick Ross, Khori Bennett, and Cristian Parano.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Sacramento Republic FC President and General Manager Todd Dunivant will leave the club at the end of the year and take on a role with New York City FC.<\/p>\n
The Republic on Tuesday announced Dunivant\u2019s departure after seven years with the club, first as general manager in 2018 and then also as president beginning in 2021. <\/p>\n
Dunivant has been a driving force behind the construction of the Republic’s new soccer stadium at the Railyards and led the team through seven postseason berths in eight seasons.<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s achievements under his tenure also include Sacramento\u2019s Cinderella run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when Sacramento became the only second-division club to reach a championship match in the tournament since 2008. <\/p>\n
Dunivant was originally hired to help the team in its bid to join Major League Soccer, but stayed on after those plans stalled. Sacramento plays in the USL Championship League.<\/p>\n
\u201cTodd has made a tremendous impact on Republic FC,\u201d Managing Partner Kevin Nagle said in a statement. \u201cI brought him to Sacramento because I knew he could help take this club to another level, and he did. From building competitive teams to strengthening our organization, he\u2019s been a trusted leader. We\u2019re grateful for his work and wish him the best, while our focus stays on the future, our stadium, our vision, and a strong 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Video below from 2021: \u2018I believe in it\u2019: New Sac Republic President Todd Dunivant on bringing MLS to the city.)<\/p>\n
Before becoming a front office executive, Dunivant appeared in more than 300 matches across 13 seasons for MLS teams that included the San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC, according to his bio<\/a>. <\/p>\n As a player, he helped win five MLS Cups and a U.S. Open Cup trophy. <\/p>\n Dunivant will now return to the MLS side as NYCFC\u2019s sporting director. NYCFC is also now building a new stadium. Theirs will be near Citi Field in Queens.<\/p>\n Jesus Tarango, Jr., the chairman of Wilton Rancheria, which became Republic\u2019s new owner last year, said that Dunivant\u2019s \u201cefforts will long be connected to Republic FC.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cOur new downtown home continues to move forward because of Todd\u2019s diligent work and our future remains strong,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n (Video below: Wilton Rancheria chairman, Sacramento Republic FC president speak about new stadium after groundbreaking.)<\/p>\n Dunivant said in a statement that he was grateful to Nagle, Tarango and Wilton Rancheria Chief Operating Officer Chris Franklin, along with the club\u2019s supporters. <\/p>\n \u201cThese eight seasons in Sacramento have been truly fulfilling, with relationships that will last a lifetime,\u201d he said. \u201cI am so proud of what we\u2019ve built together. The future of the club has never been brighter and I\u2019m extremely confident in the club\u2019s ownership, the hard working front office staff, and the talented players, coaches and technical staff who will deliver all of the rewards that this community and club deserve \u2013 a continued pursuit of silverware, an incredible stadium experience, and a limitless future that will continue to be the talk of American soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n The Republic said its board of directors has begun a search process and is speaking to recruiters for Dunivant\u2019s replacement. <\/p>\n Exit comes as Sacramento Republic FC makes major roster changes<\/p>\n The club\u2019s head coach Neill Collins will continue to direct efforts to build the Republic\u2019s roster for the 2026 season. <\/p>\n He has already made big changes in initial roster moves by parting ways with several of the club’s leading players. <\/p>\n They include forward Russell Cicerone, the third-highest scorer in the club\u2019s history; midfielder Luis Felipe, a veteran of five seasons who played a key role in the club\u2019s 2022 U.S. Open Cup run; and backup goalkeeper Jared Mazzola, who was instrumental in leading the team to the 2025 USL J\u00e4germeister Cup final.<\/p>\n Other players who are set to depart include forward Sebastian Herrera, defender AJ Edwards, and midfielder Justin Portillo. <\/p>\n Along with standout goalkeeper Danny Vitiello, returning players mostly include the club\u2019s defensive line and products of its academy program. They are: Jack Gurr, Lee Desmond, Michel Benitez, Freddy Kleemann, Jared Timmer, Blake Willey, Chibi Ukaegbu, Da\u2019vian Kimbrough, Ryan Spaulding, Lewis Jamieson, Dominik Wanner and Rayan Djedje. <\/p>\n The club said it is in discussions about the potential return of Nick Ross, Khori Bennett, and Cristian Parano.<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sacramento Republic FC President and General Manager Todd Dunivant will leave the club at the end of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[45267,1883,45261,8425,45264,45263,44144,9442,27573,121,123,122,14618,45262,278,45265,427,45260,45266,72],"class_list":["post-78506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-championship-match","tag-club","tag-dunivant","tag-future","tag-jesus-tarango","tag-new-soccer-stadium","tag-nycfc","tag-player","tag-republic","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-sacramento-republic-fc","tag-sacramento-republic-fc-president","tag-season","tag-sporting-director","tag-team","tag-todd-dunivant","tag-wilton-rancheria","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}