Mark Plotkin is an American soccer coach who coaches the

DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer The DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer team is the intercollegiate soccer program representing DePaul University. The school competes in the Big East Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Coll ...

program. Plotkin was previously an assistant coach for the

Colgate Raiders men's soccer The Colgate Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Colgate University. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track and field and tennis. Men's sports include ...

program.

Playing career

Youth and college

Plotkin was a four-year starter for DePaul, where he made 77 appearances, scoring 4 goals. He earned

Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and M ...

All-Academic teams in his four years as a player.

Coaching career

Plotkin immediately began his coaching career after graduating from

DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...

. In 2010, he was hired as a director of operations for the men's soccer program. He remained as the director of operations through 2012, before being promoted to assistant coach. In 2014, he joined the coaching staff for

Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...

, where he was an assistant for the 2014 through 2016 seasons. Ahead of the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Plotkin was promoted to associate head coach, where he helped the Raiders earn their first ever Sweet 16 berth in the

2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament (also known as the 2017 College Cup) was the 59th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, and ...

. On December 21, 2017 Plotkin was appointed as the head coach for his alma mater, DePaul.

References

External links

Colgate Bio

DePaul Coaching Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plotkin, Mark 1988 births Living people DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer players DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer coaches Colgate Raiders men's soccer coaches Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois American soccer coaches American men's soccer players