Ben Pirmann
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Pirmann
Date of birth (1985-09-19) September 19, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Charleston Battery (head coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Michigan State Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Indiana Invaders 19 (2)
2007–2008 West Michigan Edge 14 (1)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Western Michigan Broncos (assistant)
2011–2018 Michigan State Spartans (assistant)
2013–2018 Detroit City
2018–2020 Memphis 901 (assistant)
2020 Memphis 901 (interim)
2021–2022 Memphis 901
2022– Charleston Battery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ben Pirmann (born September 19, 1985) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of USL Championship club Charleston Battery.

Playing career

Pirmann played four years of college soccer at Michigan State University between 2004 and 2008, including a redshirted year in 2007. Pirmann tallied 13 assists and scored one goal during his career, leading MSU in assists in 2006. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and was the Spartans' recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship award in 2008.[1]

Pirmann also played in the USL PDL with both West Michigan Edge and Indiana Invaders.[2]

Management career

Pirmann began coaching at Western Michigan University in 2009.[1] After three seasons, he moved to the same role with his alma mater Michigan State University.[3] Whilst at MSU, Pirmann also coached NPSL side Detroit City FC since 2013,[4][5] where he amassed a 49-17-17 regular-season record over the six seasons he was in charge.[6]

On December 13, 2018, Pirmann joined USL Championship side Memphis 901 as their assistant coach.[7] On September 15, 2020, following the dismissal of head coach Tim Mulqueen, Pirmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[8] On April 8, 2021, he was named head coach on a permanent basis.[9] On November 9, 2022, Pirmann was named 2022 USL Championship Coach of the Year.[10]

On November 17, 2022, it was announced that Pirmann had left his head coaching position at Memphis 901 for the same role with the Charleston Battery.[11]

Honors

Charleston Battery

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Ben Pirmann - Men's Soccer Coach". Western Michigan University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Pirmann | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  3. ^ "Ben Pirmann - Men's Soccer Coach". Michigan State University Athletics.
  4. ^ Callwood, Brett. "Meet Ben Pirmann, Detroit City F.C. head coach". Detroit Metro Times.
  5. ^ III, James L. Edwards. "Ben Pirmann Q&A: The intricacies of Detroit City FC, recruiting and state of American soccer". The Athletic.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Larry. "Coach Ben Pirmann leaves Detroit City FC after seven seasons". The Detroit News.
  7. ^ "Memphis 901 FC Lands Ben Pirmann as Assistant Coach". www.memphis901fc.com.
  8. ^ "Memphis 901 FC Assistant Coach Ben Pirmann Announced as Interim Head Coach". September 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "MEMPHIS 901 FC NAMES BEN PIRMANN HEAD COACH". April 8, 2021. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Memphis' Ben Pirmann Voted USL Championship's Coach of the Year". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Battery Appoint Ben Pirmann as Head Coach". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  12. ^ jclayton (November 9, 2022). "Memphis 901 FC's Ben Pirmann named 2022 USL Championship Coach of the Year". www.memphis901fc.com. Memphis, TN: Memphis 901 FC. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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