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Scott Parkinson

Scott Parkinson (born 27 November 1983) is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the head assistant coach for Seattle Reign FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2]

College career

Parkinson was an All-American player for the USAO Drovers men's soccer team.[3][4]

Club career

Parkinson captained Oklahoma City FC during their inaugural season in 2013.[3]

Managerial career

Parkinson joined the professional ranks in 2018 as an assistant coach for the NWSL expansion team Utah Royals FC.[5] He left for the same position at Chicago Red Stars in 2020.[6]

On 31 August 2021, Parkinson was named the head coach of NWSL team NJ/NY Gotham FC through 2022.[7] On 11 August 2022, after a 4–8–0 start of the 2022 NWSL regular season, Gotham FC announced that the club and Parkinson had "parted ways" and would seek a new coach for the 2023 season.[8][9]

Career statistics

Managerial

As of August 11, 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
NJ/NY Gotham FC 31 August 2021 11 August 2022 27 8 8 11 029.63

Personal life

Parkinson is from Liverpool,[3] and attended Wade Deacon High School.[10]

References

  1. ^ Scott Parkinson at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "OL Reign Announces Scott Parkinson as Head Assistant Coach".
  3. ^ a b c "Scott Parkinson". Rogers State Hillcats. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Scott Parkinson". NAIA Official Statistics. DakStats. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ Sanders, Ryan (December 11, 2017). "Scott Parkinson hired as Utah Royals assistant coach". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Announces New Head Coach and Assistant Coach". NJ/NY Gotham FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ Yang, Steph (31 August 2021). "Gotham FC's new head coach and assistant hires begin another new era for the club". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ NJ/NY Gotham FC [@GothamFC] (August 11, 2022). "Club News" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman (11 August 2022). LIVE: Gotham FC and HC Scott Parkinson Part Ways | NWSL Weekend Preview (Video). Attacking Third. CBS Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. ^ "2012 USAO Soccer Media Guide". USAO Drovers. 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2022.