Mark Krikorian
Krikorian in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-03-28) March 28, 1960 (age 63)[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
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)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Head coach of  United States U19
FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
Third place 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]

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]

Collegiate coaching record

Statistics overview
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[16][17] NCAA DII Champion
1995 Franklin Pierce 20–0–0[16][17] NCAA DII Champion
Franklin Pierce[18]: 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)

      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

References

  1. ^ "Mark Krikorian". Florida State Seminoles. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  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. ^ a b "Krikorian: Ward's firing a combination of poor results and 'incident' at training – Equalizer Soccer". August 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Deison, Hunt (April 3, 2022). "Mark Krikorian steps down". FSUNews.com. USA Today Network. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Hays, Graham (December 6, 2014). "WHY MIDFIELD PLAY COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN COLLEGE CUP TITLE GAME". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "Virginia vs Florida State, December 7, 2014". NCAA. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Trecker, Jerry (November 20, 1998). "HARTFORD WOMEN FIND THEIR NICHE". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c Pat Madden, ed. (August 17, 2022). United Soccer Coaches College Soccer Almanac. United Soccer Coaches. p. 11.
  14. ^ "WUSA: Krikorian, Wambach capture league honors". Soccer America. August 20, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ a b NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship History (PDF). NCAA. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "National Champions". Franklin Pierce Ravens. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Trecker, Jerry (April 4, 1996). "KRIKORIAN TO COACH HARTFORD". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year winners
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