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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.




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. In 2014, Krikorian led the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team to their first NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, where they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 1–0. Krikorian previously coached at Franklin Pierce University and the University of Hartford.
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. In 2004, Krikorian coached the United States women's under-19 team to the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand.
In 2022 Washington Spirit announced that Krikorian had been appointed as President of Soccer Operations.




Collegiate coaching record






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
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




References






External links


WUSA Profile
Florida State University Profile

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