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Coach Jonny B: The Fire’s Jonathan Bornstein is quietly building his coaching resume

Jonathan Bornstein has a side gig.

For about a year now, the Chicago Fire defender has quietly been working as a volunteer assistant coach with the Northwestern University men’s soccer team, and he says it’s been a big shock to his system.

“The biggest surprise is I’m still constantly getting new surprises!” Bornstein tells Hot Time in Old Town with a laugh. “It’s completely different than playing. The mentality of what it is to be a coach is a lot different than being out there as a player.”

Bornstein needed to find a team to coach in order to take a “B License” coaching course through U.