Mark Krikorian (born March 28, 1960) is an American sports executive and former soccer coach who is president of soccer operations and general manager of Washington Spirit.[4][5][6]
.jpg) Krikorian in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 28, 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit (general manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1978 | Pinkerton Astros | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Saint Anselm Hawks[3] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1990 | UMaine Farmington Beavers (men; asst.) | ||
| 1990–1995 | Franklin Pierce Ravens (women) | ||
| 1996–2000 | Hartford Hawks (women) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Philadelphia Charge | ||
| 2004–2005 | United States U19 (women) | ||
| 2005–2021 | Florida State Seminoles (women) | ||
| 2022– | Washington Spirit (women, President of Soccer Operations) | ||
Medal record | |||
Career
editA long-time college soccer coach, Krikorian is most well known being the head coach for the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team from 2005 until his abrupt retirement from coaching in 2022.[6][7][8] In 2014, Krikorian led the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team to their first NCAA Women's Soccer Championship,[9] where they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 1–0.[10] Krikorian previously coached at Franklin Pierce University and the University of Hartford.[11][12][13]
Krikorian also served as head coach of Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), which ran for three seasons from 2001 until 2003. He was named WUSA Coach of the Year in 2002.[14] In 2004, Krikorian coached the United States women's under-19 team to the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand.[15]
In 2022 Washington Spirit announced that Krikorian had been appointed as President of Soccer Operations.[16]
Collegiate coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Pierce Ravens (Northeast-10) (1990–1995) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Franklin Pierce | ||||||||
| 1991 | Franklin Pierce | ||||||||
| 1992 | Franklin Pierce | NCAA DII Semifinalist | |||||||
| 1993 | Franklin Pierce | NCAA DII Semifinalist | |||||||
| 1994 | Franklin Pierce | 19–0–0[17][18] | NCAA DII Champion | ||||||
| 1995 | Franklin Pierce | 20–0–0[17][18] | NCAA DII Champion | ||||||
| Franklin Pierce[19]: | 93–19–3 (.822) | ||||||||
| Hartford Hawks (America East Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Hartford | 4–14–0 | 2–5–0 | 7th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1997 | Hartford | 19–2–1 | 9–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1998 | Hartford | 17–5–0 | 9–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Third Round | ||||
| 1999 | Hartford | 18–5–2 | 9–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2000 | Hartford | 17–4–0 | 8–1–0 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Hartford: | 75–30–3 (.708) | 37–6 (.860) | |||||||
| Florida State Seminoles (ACC) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Florida State | 20–4–1 | 8–2–0 | College Cup Semifinals | |||||
| 2006 | Florida State | 18–4–4 | 5–2–3 | College Cup Semifinals | |||||
| 2007 | Florida State | 18–6–3 | 6–2–2 | NCAA Runner-up | |||||
| 2008 | Florida State | 17–3–3 | 8–1–1 | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2009 | Florida State | 19–5–1 | 7–2–1 | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2010 | Florida State | 16–6–1 | 7–2–1 | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2011 | Florida State | 18–7–1 | 5–5–0 | College Cup Semifinals | |||||
| 2012 | Florida State | 20–4–0 | 8–2–0 | College Cup Semifinals | |||||
| 2013 | Florida State | 23–2–3 | 10–1–2 | NCAA Runner-up | |||||
| 2014 | Florida State | 24–1–1 | 9–0–1 | NCAA Champion | |||||
| 2015 | Florida State | 18–3–4 | 6–1–3 | 2nd | College Cup Semifinals | ||||
| 2016 | Florida State | 14–4–4 | 6–2–2 | 6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2017 | Florida State | 13–7–1 | 5–4–1 | 7th | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2018 | Florida State | 20–4–3 | 5–4–1 | 7th | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2019 | Florida State | 18–6–0 | 8–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2020 | Florida State | 13–0–3 | 8–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
| 2021 | Florida State | 21–1–3 | 7–1–2 | 2nd | NCAA Champion | ||||
| Florida State: | 310–67–36 (.794) | 118–33–27 (.739) | |||||||
| Total: | 478–116–42 (.785) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Coaching honors
editFranklin Pierce Ravens
- NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship: 1994, 1995
Hartford Hawks
- America East Tournament champions: 1997, 1998, 1999
- America East regular season champions: 1997, 1998, 1999
Florida State Seminoles
- NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2014, 2018, 2021
- ACC regular season champions: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2020
- ACC Women's Soccer Tournament Champions: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021
United States U-20
- 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship bronze medal: 2004
Individual
- NSCAA Division II National Coach of the Year: 1992, 1995[13]
- Women's United Soccer Association Coach of the Year: 2002
- TopDrawerSoccer.com National Coach of the Year: 2018
- United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: 2014, 2020[13]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Krikorian". Florida State Seminoles. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Krikorian named to Lions team". Nashua Telegraph. Vol. 109, no. 237. Nashua, New Hampshire. December 7, 1977. p. 42. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Saint Anselm College Men's Soccer Record Book 1967–2022" (PDF). Saint Anselm Hawks. January 6, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Names Mark Krikorian President of Soccer Operations and General Manager" (Press release). Washington Spirit. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Goff, Steven (June 14, 2022). "Washington Spirit hires Mark Krikorian to oversee soccer operations". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Krikorian: Ward's firing a combination of poor results and 'incident' at training – Equalizer Soccer". August 25, 2022.
- ^ Deison, Hunt (April 3, 2022). "Mark Krikorian steps down". FSUNews.com. USA Today Network. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Weiler, Curt (April 16, 2022). "Florida State's financial commitment to soccer not changing under Mark Krikorian's replacement". Tallahassee Democrat. USA Today Network. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Hays, Graham (December 6, 2014). "WHY MIDFIELD PLAY COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN COLLEGE CUP TITLE GAME". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Virginia vs Florida State, December 7, 2014". NCAA. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Former Franklin Pierce Women's Soccer Coach Named Head Coach at Florida State" (Press release). Northeast-10 Conference. January 13, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Trecker, Jerry (November 20, 1998). "HARTFORD WOMEN FIND THEIR NICHE". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Pat Madden, ed. (August 17, 2022). United Soccer Coaches College Soccer Almanac. United Soccer Coaches. p. 11.
- ^ "WUSA: Krikorian, Wambach capture league honors". Soccer America. August 20, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. SOCCER: Mark Krikorian takes charge of U-19 women; Tracey Leone promoted to national team assistant". Soccer America. February 19, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Introducing Mark Krikorian, President of Soccer Operations". Washington Spirit. June 23, 2022.
- ^ a b NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship History (PDF). NCAA. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "National Champions". Franklin Pierce Ravens. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Trecker, Jerry (April 4, 1996). "KRIKORIAN TO COACH HARTFORD". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 25, 2022.