Mark Krikorian (soccer)

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]

Mark Krikorian

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
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)
2022–	Washington Spirit (women, President of Soccer Operations)
Medal record Women's soccer Head coach of  United States U19 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship 2004 Thailand

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

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[17][18]			NCAA DII Champion
1995	Franklin Pierce	20–0–0[17][18]			NCAA DII Champion
Franklin Pierce[19]:		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

• NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship: 1994, 1995

Hartford Hawks

• America East Tournament champions: 1997, 1998, 1999
• America East regular season champions: 1997, 1998, 1999

Florida State Seminoles

• NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2014, 2018, 2021
• ACC regular season champions: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2020
• ACC Women's Soccer Tournament Champions: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021

United States U-20

• 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship bronze medal: 2004

Individual

• NSCAA Division II National Coach of the Year: 1992, 1995^[13]
• Women's United Soccer Association Coach of the Year: 2002
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Coach of the Year: 2018
• United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: 2014, 2020^[13]

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. "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. 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. "Introducing Mark Krikorian, President of Soccer Operations". Washington Spirit. June 23, 2022.
17. NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship History (PDF). NCAA. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
18. "National Champions". Franklin Pierce Ravens. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
19. Trecker, Jerry (April 4, 1996). "KRIKORIAN TO COACH HARTFORD". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

External links

• WUSA Profile
• Florida State University Profile