Mark Krikorian (born March 28, 1960) is an American sports executive and former

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who is president of soccer operations and general manager of

Washington Spirit The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and cont ...

. A long-time

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...

coach, Krikorian is most well known being the head coach for the

Florida State Seminoles women's soccer The Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of college soccer. The Seminoles compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and ...

team from 2005 until his abrupt retirement from coaching in 2022. In 2014, Krikorian led the

team to their first NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, where they defeated the

Virginia Cavaliers The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as ''Wahoos'' or ''Hoos'', are the athletic teams representing the University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers compete at the NCAA Division I level ( FBS for football), in the Atlantic C ...

1-0. Krikorian previously coached at

Franklin Pierce University Franklin Pierce University is a private university in Rindge, New Hampshire. It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional development, professional preparation. The scho ...

and the

University of Hartford The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and it ...

. Krikorian also served as head coach of

Philadelphia Charge The Philadelphia Charge was an American women's professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Villanova Stadium on the campus of Villanova University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History ...

of the

Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first Women's association football, women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000 in sports, 2000, the league began its first se ...

(WUSA), which ran for three seasons from 2001 until 2003. He was named WUSA Coach of the Year in 2002. In 2004, Krikorian coached the United States women's under-19 team to the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand.

Collegiate coaching record

Coaching honors

Franklin Pierce Ravens *

NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship is an American intercollegiate college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the Division II women's national champion. The Division II C ...

: 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 The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national ...

: 2014, 2018, 2021 *

ACC ACC most often refers to: * Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US *American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular spec ...

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 *

Coach of the Year: 2002 * TopDrawerSoccer.com National Coach of the Year: 2018 *

United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year The United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year is an award given by the United Soccer Coaches ''(formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America SCAA'' to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each. The men's award ...

: 2014, 2020

References

External links

WUSA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krikorian, Mark 1960 births Living people American soccer coaches American women's soccer coaches Florida State Seminoles women's soccer coaches Hartford Hawks women's soccer coaches Saint Anselm College alumni Women's United Soccer Association coaches