Mark krikorian biography

American sports executive and former soccer coach

Mark Krikorian (born March 28, 1960) is an American sports executive and former soccercoach who is president of soccer operations and general manager of Washington Spirit.^[4][5][6]

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.^[6][7][8] In 2014, Krikorian led the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team to their first NCAA Women's Soccer Championship,^[9] where they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 1–0.^[10] Krikorian previously coached at Franklin Pierce University and the University of Hartford.^[11][12][13]

Krikorian also served as head coach of Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), which ran for three se