![]() Parkinson in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 27 November 1983||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign FC (assistant) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | USAO Drovers | 78 | (16) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Reading United AC | ||
2013 | Oklahoma City FC | ||
Managerial career | |||
2012–2014 | Chickasha Fightin’ Chicks (men) | ||
2014 | OKWU Eagles (men) (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Rogers State Hillcats (men) (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Rogers State Hillcats (women) | ||
2018–2019 | Utah Royals FC (assistant) | ||
2020 | Utah Royals FC (interim) | ||
2020–2021 | Chicago Red Stars (assistant) | ||
2021–2022 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||
2023– | Seattle Reign FC (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Scott Parkinson (born 27 November 1983) is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the head assistant coach for Seattle Reign FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). [2]
Parkinson was an All-American player for the USAO Drovers men's soccer team. [3] [4]
Parkinson captained Oklahoma City FC during their inaugural season in 2013. [3]
Parkinson joined the professional ranks in 2018 as an assistant coach for the NWSL expansion team Utah Royals FC. [5] He left for the same position at Chicago Red Stars in 2020. [6]
On 31 August 2021, Parkinson was named the head coach of NWSL team NJ/NY Gotham FC through 2022. [7] On 11 August 2022, after a 4–8–0 start of the 2022 NWSL regular season, Gotham FC announced that the club and Parkinson had "parted ways" and would seek a new coach for the 2023 season. [8] [9]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
NJ/NY Gotham FC | 31 August 2021 | 11 August 2022 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29.63 |
Parkinson is from Liverpool, [3] and attended Wade Deacon High School. [10]
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