Mark Krikorian (soccer)

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.

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