.jpg) Krikorian in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1960-03-28)March 28, 1960 (age 65)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Malden,Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Position | Half-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit (general manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | |||
Mark Krikorian (born March 28, 1960) is an American sports executive and formersoccercoach who is president of soccer operations and general manager ofWashington Spirit.[4][5][6]
A long-timecollege soccer coach, Krikorian is most well known being the head coach for theFlorida State Seminoles women's soccer team from 2005 until his abrupt retirement from coaching in 2022.[6][7][8] In 2014, Krikorian led theFlorida State Seminoles women's soccer team to their firstNCAA Women's Soccer Championship,[9] where they defeated theVirginia Cavaliers 1–0.[10] Krikorian previously coached atFranklin Pierce University and theUniversity of Hartford.[11][12][13]
Krikorian also served as head coach ofPhiladelphia Charge of theWomen'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 theUnited States women's under-19 team to the2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand.[15]
In 2022Washington Spirit announced that Krikorian had been appointed as President of Soccer Operations.[16]
| 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 | |||||||||
Franklin Pierce Ravens
Hartford Hawks
Florida State Seminoles
United States U-20
Individual
