Ian Mork
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Andrew Mork[1] | ||
Date of birth | c.1972 (age 43–44) | ||
Place of birth | Livonia, Michigan | ||
Youth career | |||
1991 | Johnson County Community College | ||
1992-1994 | Sangamon State University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994-1995 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 30 | (10) |
Quick Boys | |||
San Pedro Dolphins | |||
Teams managed | |||
2006- | Ballistic United | ||
2009 | Belize | ||
2012 | Belize | ||
2013-2014 | Belize | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ian Mork is an American soccer coach. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League.
Player
Morks hails from Wichita, Kansas.[2] In 1991, Mork played soccer for Johnson County Community College. He then transferred to Sangamon State University[3] In 1994, Monk turned professional with the Wichita Wings in the National Professional Soccer League.[2] Over the years since then, he has played for Quick Boys, an amateur team in the Dutch Hoofdklasse and the San Pedro Dolphins in the Premier League of Belize. Mork has also played in the San Francisco Premier League and Marin Soccer League in northern California. He was also Captain of the first team from Wichita (Wichita North - 1990) to win a state title in class 6A.
Coach
Monk has been head coach of the Ballistic United soccer academy in California since 2006. In 2009, he became the head coach of the Belize national football team. That year, Belize competed in the UNCAF Nations Cup, finishing at the bottom of Group A with one point after three games. Mork was also in charge of Belize during their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Mork was again appointed to lead Belize in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]
He holds a UEFA B-license.[5]
References
- ↑ Ian Mork profile at Soccerway
- 1 2 Robinett, Kellis. "Wichita native Ian Mork finds himself in an unusual position coaching Belize's national soccer team". Kansas Eagle. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Ziegler, Mark (11 June 2008). "As World Cup soccer coach, Mork's gotta Belize". UT San Diego. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ http://amandala.com.bz/news/belize-national-at-central-american-cup/
- ↑ "Ian A. Mork profile". Ballistic United. Retrieved 8 July 2013.