Dean Cokinos

Dean Cokinos

Cokinos with the Washington Valor in 2017
Personal information
Born:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. c. 1968 (age 56–57)
Career information
High school:	Archbishop Williams (Braintree, Massachusetts)
College:	UMass Boston
Undrafted:	1990
Career history
As a coach:
UMass Boston (1990) Assistant coach Austin Peay (1991) Assistant coach West Alabama (1992) Assistant coach Noris Rams (1994–1997) Head coach Munich Cowboys (1999–2001) Head coach Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (2003) Head coach San Angelo Stampede (2004) Head coach Nashville Kats (2005) Assistant coach Nashville Kats (2006–2007) Offensive coordinator Tennessee Valley / Alabama Vipers (2008–2010) Head coach Georgia Force (2011–2012) Head coach Alabama Hammers (2013–2014) Head coach New Orleans VooDoo (2015) Head coach Tampa Bay Storm (2016) Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator Washington Valor (2017–2018) Head coach Berlin Rebels (2019) Defensive coordinator Brentwood Academy (TN) (2020) Special teams coordinator Ensworth (TN) (2021–2022) Linebackers coach Knoxville Catholic HS (TN) (2023)* Head coach Nashville Kats (2024) Head coach Berlin Thunder (2025) Head coach
As an administrator: Tennessee Titans (2003–2007) Pro scout Career highlights and awards ArenaCup champion (IX) (2008) PIFL champion (2013) PIFL Coach of the Year (2013) GFL South Conference Champions (1996–1997, 2000–2001) Dean Cokinos (born c. 1968) is an American football coach. He has held assistant coaching or head coaching positions with UMass Boston, Austin Peay, West Alabama, Noris Rams, Munich Cowboys, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, San Angelo Stampede, Nashville Kats, Tennessee Valley Vipers, Alabama Vipers, Georgia Force, Alabama Hammers, New Orleans VooDoo, Tampa Bay Storm, Washington Valor, Berlin Rebels, Nashville Kats (2024), and Berlin Thunder. College career Cokinos attended University of Massachusetts Boston, where he was a running back for the Beacons. [1] He was a college teammate of Pat Sperduto, whom he later served under in Nashville. Coaching career Cokinos spent seven years as a head coach for two teams in the German Football League. [2] [3] Cokinos was an assistant coach for the Nashville Kats from 2005 to 2007. While with the Kats, he was also tasked with evaluating professional arena/indoor football players for the Tennessee Titans, who then owned the Kats. [2] Cokinos was later head coach of the Alabama Vipers, Georgia Force and New Orleans VooDoo, helping the Force reach the playoffs in 2011 and 2012. [4] [5] He coached the Tennessee Valley Vipers to a 56 to 55 overtime victory against the Spokane Shock in ArenaCup IX. [4] Cokinos served as head coach of the Alabama Hammers of the Professional Indoor Football League from 2013 to 2014, winning the PIFL Championship in 2013 and being named Coach of the Year. [6] He was named assistant head coach and defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Storm on October 26, 2015. [7] [8] On May 5, 2016, Cokinos was named the inaugural head coach for the Washington Arena Football League Team, which was later named the Washington Valor. [5] [9] He held this position until May 16, 2018, when he was relieved of his position as coach of the then-winless Valor. In 2019, he served as defensive coordinator of the Berlin Rebels in Germany. [10] In December 2022, Cokinos was hired as the head football coach for Knoxville Catholic High School but he resigned in July 2023 before coaching a game. [11] [12] Cokinos was the head coach of the Nashville Kats of the new Arena Football League in 2024. On December 5, 2024, he was announced as the head coach of the Berlin Thunder of the European League of Football. [13] However, he later resigned in January 2025 for personal reasons. [14] Head coaching record AFL Team Year Regular season Postseason Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result ALA 2010 7 9 .438 4th in AC South 0 0 .000 GEO 2011 11 7 .611 2nd in AC South 1 1 .500 Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in AC Championship GEO 2012 9 9 .500 2nd in AC South 0 1 .000 Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in Conference Semifinals GEO total 20 16 .556 1 2 .333 NO 2015 3 14 .176 3rd in AC East 0 0 .000 WAS 2017 3 11 .214 5th in AFL 0 0 .000 WAS 2018 0 4 .000 (Fired) 0 0 .000 WAS total 3 15 .167 0 0 .000 Total [15] 33 54 .379 1 2 .333 af2, IFL, PIFL, and AFL (2024) Team Year Regular season Postseason Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result WBS 2003 6 10 .375 3rd in af2 AC NE 0 0 .000 SA 2004 9 7 .563 4th in IFL 0 1 .000 Lost to Amarillo Dusters in Semifinals TV 2008 10 6 .625 3rd in af2 AC South 4 0 1.000 Won ArenaCup IX TV 2009 11 5 .688 1st in af2 AC South 0 1 1.000 Lost to Green Bay Blizzard in AC Round 1 TV total 21 11 .656 4 1 .800 ALA 2013 9 2 .818 1st in PIFL 2 0 1.000 Won PIFL Championship ALA 2014 4 8 .333 4th in PIFL AC 0 0 .000 ALA total 13 10 .556 2 0 1.000 NAS 2024 3 4 .429 6th in AFL 1 1 .500 Total 52 42 .563 7 3 .700 References Larry Mahoney (October 24, 1988). 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