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| name = Chris Little
| name = Chris Little
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| height =
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Colorado Rapids]] (assistant)
| currentclub = [[Colorado Rapids]] (assistant manager)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1996
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1996
| youthclubs1 = [[AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy|AFC Bournemouth]]
| youthclubs1 = [[AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy|AFC Bournemouth]]
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| manageryears8 = 2019–2020
| manageryears8 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs8 = [[Tacoma Defiance]]
| managerclubs8 = [[Tacoma Defiance]]
| manageryears9 = 2021–
| manageryears9 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs9 = [[Colorado Rapids]] (assistant)
| managerclubs9 = [[Colorado Rapids]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2023
| managerclubs10 = [[Colorado Rapids]] (interim)
| manageryears11 = 2023-
| managerclubs11 = [[Colorado Rapids]] (assistant)
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==College career==
==College career==
Little was born in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland and raised in the English city of [[Swindon]]. He played for the [[A.F.C. Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy|AFC Bournemouth Academy]], but left at the age of 18 to pursue a college scholarship at the [[University of North Carolina at Pembroke]].<ref name="SSFC"/> During his four years at UNC Pembroke, he played 58 matches for the Braves as a midfielder and recorded 29 goals and 23 assists. Little captained the Braves for two seasons and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall Of Fame in 2012.<ref name="Braves">{{cite news |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Clark, Little Inducted Into UNCP Athletic Hall Of Fame |url=https://uncpbraves.com/news/2016/5/31/general-clark-little-inducted-into-uncp-athletic-hall-of-fame.aspx?path=general |publisher=[[UNC Pembroke Braves]] |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from UNC Pembroke in 2000 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in History and in 2002 with a [[master's degree]] in physical education.<ref name="Braves"/>
Little was born in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland and raised in the English city of [[Swindon]]. He played for the [[A.F.C. Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy|AFC Bournemouth Academy]], but left at the age of 18 to pursue a college scholarship at the [[University of North Carolina at Pembroke]].<ref name="SSFC"/> During his four years at UNC Pembroke, he played 58 matches for the Braves as a midfielder and recorded 29 goals and 23 assists. Little captained the Braves for two seasons and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall Of Fame in 2012.<ref name="Braves">{{cite news |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Clark, Little Inducted Into UNCP Athletic Hall Of Fame |url=https://uncpbraves.com/news/2016/5/31/general-clark-little-inducted-into-uncp-athletic-hall-of-fame.aspx?path=general |publisher=[[UNC Pembroke Braves]] |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from UNC Pembroke in 2000 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in History and in 2002 with a [[master's degree]] in physical education.<ref name="Braves"/>


==Club career==
==Club career==
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==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==


Little returned to UNC Pembroke in 2001 as an assistant coach for two years.<ref name="SEA-2017">{{cite press release |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Sounders FC finalizes technical staff for 2017 season |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/es/post/2017/02/28/sounders-fc-finalizes-technical-staff-2017-season |publisher=Seattle Sounders FC |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> He was named the head coach of [[University of the Cumberlands|Cumberland College]] in 2003 and lead the team to a 20th-place rank in the 2004 NAIA national poll and to the final of the NAIA Region XI tournament. Little returned to North Carolina to manage various youth football organisations in the [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] area before accepting a role as assistant coach for the [[Carolina Dynamo]] from 2008 to 2009.<ref name="Elon-2010">{{cite news |date=June 8, 2010 |title=Chris Little Joins Elon Men's Soccer Staff |url=https://elonphoenix.com/news/2010/6/8/ms13549.aspx |publisher=Elon University |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
Little returned to UNC Pembroke in 2001 as an assistant coach for two years.<ref name="SEA-2017">{{cite press release |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Sounders FC finalizes technical staff for 2017 season |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/es/post/2017/02/28/sounders-fc-finalizes-technical-staff-2017-season |publisher=Seattle Sounders FC |access-date=January 30, 2019 |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093429/https://www.soundersfc.com/es/post/2017/02/28/sounders-fc-finalizes-technical-staff-2017-season |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was named the head coach of [[University of the Cumberlands|Cumberland College]] in 2003 and lead the team to a 20th-place rank in the 2004 NAIA national poll and to the final of the NAIA Region XI tournament. Little returned to North Carolina to manage various youth football organisations in the [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] area before accepting a role as assistant coach for the [[Carolina Dynamo]] from 2008 to 2009.<ref name="Elon-2010">{{cite news |date=June 8, 2010 |title=Chris Little Joins Elon Men's Soccer Staff |url=https://elonphoenix.com/news/2010/6/8/ms13549.aspx |publisher=Elon University |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>


Little was named an assistant coach at [[Elon University]] in 2010 and was promoted to head coach in 2014 following the departure of [[Darren Powell]].<ref name="Elon-2010"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Hamzik |first=Tommy |date=April 29, 2014 |title=Chris Little named Elon soccer coach |url=http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2014/04/chris-little-named-elon-soccer-coach |work=Elon News Network |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> During his tenure at Elon, the team won four conference championships and qualified for three editions of the NCAA Tournament.<ref name="USLC">{{cite press release |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Little Unveiled as New S2 Head Coach |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/988025 |publisher=USL Championship |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=February 7, 2017 |title=Chris Little Resigns as Elon Men's Soccer Head Coach |url=https://elonphoenix.com/news/2017/2/6/chris-little-resigns-as-elon-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx |publisher=Elon University |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> Little also returned to the Carolina Dynamo as head coach in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 7, 2013 |title=Dynamo's hire of Chris Little as coach a 'no-brainer' |url=https://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/dynamo-s-hire-of-chris-little-as-coach-a-no/article_5a986da8-4806-11e3-b863-001a4bcf6878.html |work=[[Greensboro News and Record]] |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
Little was named an assistant coach at [[Elon University]] in 2010 and was promoted to head coach in 2014 following the departure of [[Darren Powell]].<ref name="Elon-2010"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Hamzik |first=Tommy |date=April 29, 2014 |title=Chris Little named Elon soccer coach |url=http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2014/04/chris-little-named-elon-soccer-coach |work=Elon News Network |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> During his tenure at Elon, the team won four conference championships and qualified for three editions of the NCAA Tournament.<ref name="USLC">{{cite press release |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Little Unveiled as New S2 Head Coach |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/988025 |publisher=USL Championship |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=February 7, 2017 |title=Chris Little Resigns as Elon Men's Soccer Head Coach |url=https://elonphoenix.com/news/2017/2/6/chris-little-resigns-as-elon-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx |publisher=Elon University |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> Little also returned to the Carolina Dynamo as head coach in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 7, 2013 |title=Dynamo's hire of Chris Little as coach a 'no-brainer' |url=https://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/dynamo-s-hire-of-chris-little-as-coach-a-no/article_5a986da8-4806-11e3-b863-001a4bcf6878.html |work=[[Greensboro News and Record]] |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>


In 2017, Little joined [[Seattle Sounders FC]] as an academy coach and trainer. He managed several academy teams to national championships and was named the 2018 U-16/17 U.S. Development Academy West Division Coach of the Year.<ref name="USLC"/> Little received his Elite Formation Coaching License from [[Major League Soccer]] in 2018 and spent time with the training staff of [[Atlético Madrid]] under the program.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mondello |first=Joseph |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Elite Formation Coaching License |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2018/08/08/sounders-academy-coach-chris-little-receives-prestigious-elite-formation-coaching |publisher=Seattle Sounders FC |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> On 23 January 2019 the Sounders announced that Little would take over as head coach of the [[Tacoma Defiance]] reserves team while retaining his role as the Sounders FC Academy Director of Coaching.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Chris Little promoted to Sounders FC 2 Head Coach following departure of previous manager John Hutchinson |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2019/01/23/chris-little-promoted-sounders-fc-2-head-coach-following-departure-previous-manager |publisher=Seattle Sounders FC |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
In 2017, Little joined [[Seattle Sounders FC]] as an academy coach and trainer. He managed several academy teams to national championships and was named the 2018 U-16/17 U.S. Development Academy West Division Coach of the Year.<ref name="USLC"/> Little received his Elite Formation Coaching License from [[Major League Soccer]] in 2018 and spent time with the training staff of [[Atlético Madrid]] under the program.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mondello |first=Joseph |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Elite Formation Coaching License |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2018/08/08/sounders-academy-coach-chris-little-receives-prestigious-elite-formation-coaching |publisher=Seattle Sounders FC |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> On 23 January 2019 the Sounders announced that Little would take over as head coach of the [[Tacoma Defiance]] reserves team while retaining his role as the Sounders FC Academy Director of Coaching.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Chris Little promoted to Sounders FC 2 Head Coach following departure of previous manager John Hutchinson |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2019/01/23/chris-little-promoted-sounders-fc-2-head-coach-following-departure-previous-manager |publisher=Seattle Sounders FC |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>


On 26 February 2021, Little left Tacoma to join [[Colorado Rapids]] as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 February 2021 |title=Wolde Harris and Chris Little Join Rapids Coaching Staff as Assistants |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2021/02/26/wolde-harris-and-chris-little-join-rapids-coaching-staff-assistants |website=www.coloradorapids.com |accessdate=26 February 2021}}</ref>
On 26 February 2021, Little left Tacoma to join [[Colorado Rapids]] as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 February 2021 |title=Wolde Harris and Chris Little Join Rapids Coaching Staff as Assistants |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2021/02/26/wolde-harris-and-chris-little-join-rapids-coaching-staff-assistants |website=www.coloradorapids.com |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>

===Managing record===
{{updated|match played October 21, 2023}}
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|+ Coaching record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="8" |Record
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!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Colorado Rapids]] (interim)
|{{Flagicon|USA}}
|align=left|September 5, 2023
|align=left|
{{WDL|8|2|2|4|for=10|against=15|diff=yes}}
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Little is married to Kara-Lyn, a former volleyball player at UNC Pembroke, and has two children.<ref name="SSFC">{{cite web |title=Coaches: Chris Little |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/team/coaches/chris-little |publisher=[[Seattle Sounders FC]] |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
Little is married to Kara-Lyn, a former volleyball player at UNC Pembroke, and has two children.<ref name="SSFC">{{cite web |title=Coaches: Chris Little |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/team/coaches/chris-little |publisher=[[Seattle Sounders FC]] |access-date=January 30, 2019 |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093412/https://www.soundersfc.com/team/coaches/chris-little |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Honors ==
== Honors ==
=== Coach ===
=== Coach ===
'''NC Youth Association'''
'''NC Youth Association'''
*ODP National Tournament: 2006 (shared), 2007<ref name = "phoenix">{{cite news | url=https://elonphoenix.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/chris-little/584 | title=MSOC: CHRIS
*ODP National Tournament: 2006 (shared), 2007<ref name = "phoenix">{{cite news | url=https://elonphoenix.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/chris-little/584 | title=MSOC: CHRIS LITTLE | work=Elon Phoenix | access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref name = "my news">{{cite news | url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/amp/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/elon-names-chris-little-head-mens-soccer-coach/83-298049058 | title=Elon Names Chris Little Head Men's Soccer Coach | work=WF MY NEWS 2 | date=29 April 2014 | access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>
LITTLE | work=Elon Phoenix | access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref name = "my news">{{cite news | url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/amp/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/elon-names-chris-little-head-mens-soccer-coach/83-298049058 | title=Elon Names Chris Little Head Men's Soccer Coach | work=WF MY NEWS 2 | date=29 April 2014 | access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>


'''US Academy (U16)'''
'''US Academy (U16)'''
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*[[Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|SoCon Championship]]: 2011, [[2012 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|2012]] (as assistant)<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|SoCon Championship]]: 2011, [[2012 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|2012]] (as assistant)<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|SoCon Championship]] Regular Season: [[2012 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|2012]] (as assistant)<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|SoCon Championship]] Regular Season: [[2012 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|2012]] (as assistant)<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[CAA Men's Soccer Tournament|CAA Championship]] Regular Season: [[2015 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament|2015]] (shared)<ref name = "phoenix"/>
*[[CAA Men's Soccer Tournament|CAA Championship]] Regular Season: [[2015 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament|2015]] (shared)<ref name = "phoenix"/>


=== Individual ===
=== Individual ===
*[[UNCP]] Most Outstanding Player: 2000<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[University of North Carolina at Pembroke|UNCP]] Most Outstanding Player: 2000<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[UNCP]] Athletics Hall of Fame: 2012 Inductee<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[University of North Carolina at Pembroke|UNCP]] Athletics Hall of Fame: 2012 Inductee<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[NSCAA]] South Region Assistant Coach of the Year: 2012<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[NSCAA]] South Region Assistant Coach of the Year: 2012<ref name = "phoenix"/><ref name = "my news"/>
*[[NSCAA]] Midwest Region Coach of the Year: 2015<ref name = "phoenix"/>
*[[NSCAA]] Midwest Region Coach of the Year: 2015<ref name = "phoenix"/>
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 4 April 2024

Chris Little
Personal information
Date of birth 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Colorado Rapids (assistant manager)
Youth career
0000–1996 AFC Bournemouth
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 UNC Pembroke Braves 58 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Wilmington Hammerheads 8 (0)
Total 8 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 UNC Pembroke Braves (assistant)
2003–2005 Cumberlands Patriots
2008–2009 Carolina Dynamo (assistant)
2010–2013 Elon Phoenix (assistant)
2013–2014 Carolina Dynamo
2014–2016 Elon Phoenix
2017–2018 Seattle Sounders FC (academy)
2019–2020 Tacoma Defiance
2021–2023 Colorado Rapids (assistant)
2023 Colorado Rapids (interim)
2023- Colorado Rapids (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Little is a Scottish-born football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids. He was previously head coach of Tacoma Defiance, the second-division affiliate of Seattle Sounders FC. He played professionally for the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division and previously coached various amateur and college teams in North Carolina and Kentucky.

College career[edit]

Little was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and raised in the English city of Swindon. He played for the AFC Bournemouth Academy, but left at the age of 18 to pursue a college scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.[1] During his four years at UNC Pembroke, he played 58 matches for the Braves as a midfielder and recorded 29 goals and 23 assists. Little captained the Braves for two seasons and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall Of Fame in 2012.[2] He graduated from UNC Pembroke in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in History and in 2002 with a master's degree in physical education.[2]

Club career[edit]

Little was signed to a professional contract with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division in 2000 and became a starting midfielder and forward.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

Little returned to UNC Pembroke in 2001 as an assistant coach for two years.[4] He was named the head coach of Cumberland College in 2003 and lead the team to a 20th-place rank in the 2004 NAIA national poll and to the final of the NAIA Region XI tournament. Little returned to North Carolina to manage various youth football organisations in the Greensboro area before accepting a role as assistant coach for the Carolina Dynamo from 2008 to 2009.[5]

Little was named an assistant coach at Elon University in 2010 and was promoted to head coach in 2014 following the departure of Darren Powell.[5][6] During his tenure at Elon, the team won four conference championships and qualified for three editions of the NCAA Tournament.[7][8] Little also returned to the Carolina Dynamo as head coach in 2013.[9]

In 2017, Little joined Seattle Sounders FC as an academy coach and trainer. He managed several academy teams to national championships and was named the 2018 U-16/17 U.S. Development Academy West Division Coach of the Year.[7] Little received his Elite Formation Coaching License from Major League Soccer in 2018 and spent time with the training staff of Atlético Madrid under the program.[10] On 23 January 2019 the Sounders announced that Little would take over as head coach of the Tacoma Defiance reserves team while retaining his role as the Sounders FC Academy Director of Coaching.[11]

On 26 February 2021, Little left Tacoma to join Colorado Rapids as an assistant coach.[12]

Managing record[edit]

As of match played October 21, 2023
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Colorado Rapids (interim) United States September 5, 2023 8 2 2 4 10 15 −5 025.00

Personal life[edit]

Little is married to Kara-Lyn, a former volleyball player at UNC Pembroke, and has two children.[1]

Honors[edit]

Coach[edit]

NC Youth Association

  • ODP National Tournament: 2006 (shared), 2007[13][14]

US Academy (U16)

Elon Phoenix

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Coaches: Chris Little". Seattle Sounders FC. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Clark, Little Inducted Into UNCP Athletic Hall Of Fame". UNC Pembroke Braves. October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Lewis, Michael (June 3, 2000). "Backup goalkeeper to get his shot". Wilmington Star-News. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Sounders FC finalizes technical staff for 2017 season" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Chris Little Joins Elon Men's Soccer Staff". Elon University. June 8, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Hamzik, Tommy (April 29, 2014). "Chris Little named Elon soccer coach". Elon News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Little Unveiled as New S2 Head Coach" (Press release). USL Championship. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Chris Little Resigns as Elon Men's Soccer Head Coach" (Press release). Elon University. February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dynamo's hire of Chris Little as coach a 'no-brainer'". Greensboro News and Record. November 7, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Mondello, Joseph (August 8, 2018). "Elite Formation Coaching License". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Chris Little promoted to Sounders FC 2 Head Coach following departure of previous manager John Hutchinson" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  12. ^ "Wolde Harris and Chris Little Join Rapids Coaching Staff as Assistants". www.coloradorapids.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "MSOC: CHRIS LITTLE". Elon Phoenix. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Elon Names Chris Little Head Men's Soccer Coach". WF MY NEWS 2. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.