Mark Krikorian (soccer)

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Mark Krikorian
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Krikorian in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-03-28) March 28, 1960 (age 64) [1]
Place of birth Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Position(s) Half-back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit (general manager)
Youth career
0000–1978 Pinkerton Astros
College career
YearsTeamApps(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
Women's soccer
Head coach of Flag of the United States.svg  United States U19
FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
Bronze medal icon.svg 2004 Thailand

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]

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Career

A 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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Franklin Pierce Ravens (Northeast-10)(1990–1995)
1990Franklin Pierce
1991Franklin Pierce
1992Franklin Pierce NCAA DII Semifinalist
1993Franklin Pierce NCAA DII Semifinalist
1994Franklin Pierce 19–0–0 [17] [18] NCAA DII Champion
1995Franklin Pierce 20–0–0 [17] [18] NCAA DII Champion
Franklin Pierce [19] :93–19–3 (.822)
Hartford Hawks (America East Conference)(1996–2000)
1996Hartford 4–14–02–5–07th NCAA Second Round
1997Hartford 19–2–19–0–01st NCAA Second Round
1998Hartford 17–5–09–0–01st NCAA Third Round
1999Hartford 18–5–29–0–01st NCAA Quarterfinals
2000Hartford 17–4–08–1–02nd NCAA Second Round
Hartford:75–30–3 (.708)37–6 (.860)
Florida State Seminoles (ACC)(2005–present)
2005Florida State 20–4–18–2–0 College Cup Semifinals
2006Florida State 18–4–45–2–3 College Cup Semifinals
2007Florida State 18–6–36–2–2 NCAA Runner-up
2008Florida State 17–3–38–1–1 NCAA Quarterfinals
2009Florida State 19–5–17–2–1 NCAA Quarterfinals
2010Florida State 16–6–17–2–1 NCAA Quarterfinals
2011Florida State 18–7–15–5–0 College Cup Semifinals
2012Florida State 20–4–08–2–0 College Cup Semifinals
2013Florida State 23–2–310–1–2 NCAA Runner-up
2014 Florida State 24–1–19–0–1 NCAA Champion
2015 Florida State 18–3–46–1–32nd College Cup Semifinals
2016 Florida State 14–4–46–2–26th NCAA Second Round
2017 Florida State 13–7–15–4–17th NCAA Round of 16
2018 Florida State 20–4–35–4–17th NCAA Champion
2019 Florida State 18–6–08–2–02nd NCAA Quarterfinals
2020 Florida State 13–0–38–0–01st NCAA Runner-up
2021 Florida State 21–1–37–1–22nd NCAA Champion
Florida State:310–67–36 (.794)118–33–27 (.739)
Total:478–116–42 (.785)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Coaching honors

Franklin Pierce Ravens

Hartford Hawks

Florida State Seminoles

United States U-20

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Krikorian named to Lions team". Nashua Telegraph . Vol. 109, no. 237. Nashua, New Hampshire. December 7, 1977. p. 42. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Washington Spirit Names Mark Krikorian President of Soccer Operations and General Manager" (Press release). Washington Spirit. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ Goff, Steven (June 14, 2022). "Washington Spirit hires Mark Krikorian to oversee soccer operations". The Washington Post . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Krikorian: Ward's firing a combination of poor results and 'incident' at training – Equalizer Soccer". August 25, 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Introducing Mark Krikorian, President of Soccer Operations". Washington Spirit. June 23, 2022.
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