Ian Andrew Mork (born January 1, 1972), is an American soccer coach. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Ian Mork was born on January 1, 1972, in Wichita, Kansas. In 1991, he played soccer for

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. He then transferred to

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In 1994, Monk turned professional with the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

in the National Professional Soccer League. Since then, he has played for Quick Boys, an amateur team in the Dutch

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and the San Pedro Dolphins in the Premier League of Belize. Mork has also played in the San Francisco Premier League and Marin Soccer League in northern California. He was also the captain of the first team from Wichita (Wichita North - 1990) to win a state title in class 6A.

Coaching career

Monk has been head coach of the Ballistic United soccer academy in California since 2006. In 2009, he became the head coach of the Belize national team. That year, Belize competed in the

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, finishing at the bottom of Group A with one point after three games. Mork was also in charge of Belize during its 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign and was appointed to lead Belize in the

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. He holds a UEFA B-license.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mork, Ian 1972 births Living people American soccer coaches American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Soccer players from Wichita, Kansas Wichita Wings (NPSL) players Belize national football team managers Johnson County Community College people American expatriate soccer coaches Men's association football players not categorized by position San Pedro Seadogs FC players