0 0 1 ▁season ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M LS ▁contra ction ▁that ▁down s ized ▁the ▁league ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ▁to ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁But ▁by ▁then , ▁H ank inson ▁had ▁already ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Den ver ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁top ▁job ▁at ▁Colorado ▁Rap ids ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁H ank inson ' s ▁teams ▁won ▁ 4 0 ▁games ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁play offs ▁three ▁consecutive ▁seasons ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁stre ak ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁home ▁games ▁where ▁the ▁team ▁lost ▁just ▁one ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Rap ids ▁were ▁sold ▁by ▁A EG ▁to ▁K SE ▁and ▁H ank inson ▁was ▁let ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Rap ids ▁front ▁office ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁owner ' s ▁leadership ▁team . ▁ ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁the ▁ownership ▁change , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁M LS ▁head ▁coach ▁ten ure ▁of ▁only ▁ 2 . 3 ▁years ▁his ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁far ▁longer ▁than ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Se ek ing ▁a ▁change ▁and ▁looking ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁co aching ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁level , ▁H ank inson ▁dec amp ed ▁for ▁Brazil ▁and ▁a ▁st int ▁with ▁Serie ▁A ▁( First ▁Division ) ▁Fig ue ir ense ▁FC