Ben Pirmann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Pirmann | ||
| Date of birth | September 19, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan, United States | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleston Battery (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Michigan State Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Indiana Invaders | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | West Michigan Edge | 14 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Western Michigan Broncos (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2018 | Michigan State Spartans (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2018 | Detroit City | ||
| 2018–2020 | Memphis 901 (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Memphis 901 (interim) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Memphis 901 | ||
| 2023– | Charleston Battery | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ben Pirmann (born September 19, 1985) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of USL Championship club Charleston Battery.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Pirmann played four years of college soccer at Michigan State University between 2004 and 2008, including a redshirted year in 2007. Pirmann tallied 13 assists and scored one goal during his career, leading MSU in assists in 2006. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and was the Spartans' recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship award in 2008.[1]
Pirmann also played in the USL PDL with both West Michigan Edge and Indiana Invaders.[2]
Management career
[edit | edit source]Pirmann began coaching as an assistant at Western Michigan University in 2009.[1] After three seasons, he moved to the same role with his alma mater Michigan State University.[3]
In addition to his role at MSU, Pirmann also served as head coach of NPSL side Detroit City FC between 2013 and 2018.[4][5] He amassed a 49-17-17 regular-season record over the six seasons he was in charge, with the team's best finish being a 2017 run to the NPSL national semifinals.[6]
On December 13, 2018, Pirmann joined USL Championship side Memphis 901 as their assistant coach.[7] On September 15, 2020, following the dismissal of head coach Tim Mulqueen, Pirmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[8] On April 8, 2021, he was named head coach on a permanent basis.[9] On November 9, 2022, Pirmann was named 2022 USL Championship Coach of the Year.[10]
On November 17, 2022, it was announced that Pirmann had left his head coaching position at Memphis 901 for the same role with the Charleston Battery.[11]
Pirmann's first season with the Battery was marked with success and he was named a finalist for the Championship Coach of the Year for a second straight year.[12] The Battery set a league record for the greatest turnaround season in USL Championship history with a season-to-season gain of +34 points (25 in 2022 to 59 in 2023). Charleston also set a new club record for most wins in a USL Championship regular season (17). Charleston additionally had a league-best 29 points away from home and tied for the most road wins (eight).[13] The Battery won the Eastern Conference Final and reached the 2023 USL Championship Final, falling in the penalty shootout.
Honors
[edit | edit source]Charleston Battery
- Eastern Conference Champions (Playoffs): 2023
Individual
[edit | edit source]- USL Championship Coach of the Year: 2022[14]
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- ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1290714
- ^ https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2023/11/08/pirmann-named-finalist-for-2023-coach-of-the-year-barajas-for-young-player-of-the-year/
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- Living people
- 1985 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- American men's soccer players
- American soccer coaches
- Michigan State Spartans men's soccer players
- Indiana Invaders players
- West Michigan Edge players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship coaches
- Sportspeople from Lake Orion, Michigan
- Soccer players from Michigan
- Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer coaches
- Michigan State Spartans men's soccer coaches
- National Premier Soccer League coaches
- Charleston Battery coaches
- Detroit City FC coaches