Mark Parsons (soccer coach)
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![]() Mark Parsons (2017)
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Personnel | ||
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place of birth | Cranleigh , England , UK | |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
2008-2010 | Chelsea FC Ladies Reserve | |
–2012 | DC United Women U-20 | |
2013 | Washington Spirit Reserves | |
2013 | Washington Spirit (Assistant Trainer) | |
2013-2015 | Washington Spirit | |
2016– | Portland Thorns FC |
Mark Parsons (* 8. August 1986 ) is an English football coach and -funktionär of since the season 2016 the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League trained. From 2013 to 2015 he previously worked as a trainer and manager at the Washington Spirit franchise .
Career
Trainer
Parsons held various positions at Chelsea Ladies from 2004 to 2010 , including two years as head coach of the Chelsea reserve team. Until 2012 he was the coach of DC United's female U-20s , which he led to the 2012 Super-20 League final, where they lost to the Colorado Rapids Women . In March 2013, he was appointed coach of the reserve team by the Washington Spirit franchise, and on July 1, after Mike Jorden's dismissal, he moved up as head coach of the NWSL team of Spirit. In 2014 and 2015 he finished fourth with the Spirit in the NWSL and thus reached the play-off semi-finals, which were lost both times against Seattle Reign FC . At the end of September 2015, he announced his retirement and was introduced a few days later as the new head coach of Portland Thorns FC.
Manager
On September 10, 2013, Parsons was appointed General Manager of Washington Spirit in addition to his coaching duties . In this position he succeeds Chris Hummer, who had resigned from his duties a few days earlier.
successes
- 2017 : NWSL Championship (Portland Thorns FC)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portland Thorns FC's Mark Parsons voted coach of the year , nwslsoccer.com (English). Retrieved October 4, 2016
- ↑ Mark Parsons on int.soccerway.com (English)
- ↑ Mark Parsons ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on washingtonspirit.com (English). Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Mark Parsons named Washington Spirit Reserves head coach , soccerwire.com (English). Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Spirit Announce Head Coach and General Manager Mark Parsons Will Not Return in 2016 , washingtonspirit.com (English). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ Thorns FC name Mark Parsons as head coach for 2016 season , timbers.com (English). Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ WASHINGTON SPIRIT NAME MARK PARSONS GM / HEAD COACH ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , nwslsoccer.com (English). Retrieved September 10, 2013.
Web links
- Mark Parsons in the weltfussball.de database
- Mark Parsons in the Soccerdonna.de database
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Parsons, Mark |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English football coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | United Kingdom |