Mike Avery
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Born | San Jose, California, United States | September 19, 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Westmont College (BA) Midwestern State University (MS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Athletic director, soccer coach and player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title | Athletic director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 | Calumet College of St. Joseph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Avery (born September 19, 1968) is an American athletic director, soccer coach, and former player who played as a midfielder or forward. He is the head coach and sporting director of USL League Two club Fort Wayne FC.
A native of San Jose, California, Avery played collegiately at Westmont College. The Warriors won four Golden State Athletic Conference titles during his time at the school and thrice qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament. After graduating, he spent four years at the senior level, split between Real Santa Barbara and Askims IK. Avery also had a spell as a player-coach with Indiana Invaders.
Avery went into coaching in 1994, spending three years as the men's head coach at
Playing career
College
Born on September 19, 1968, in San Jose, California,[1] Avery began playing soccer at the age of four with his neighborhood team, Las Pulgas.[2] He went on to play at Westmont College between 1986 and 1989.[3] During his time at the school, the Warriors appeared in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament three times.[4] As a freshman, Avery tallied six goals and six assists in 24 appearances as Westmont won the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) during their first year in the conference.[5][6] The Warriors repeated as conference champions in 1987, with Avery chipping in seven goals and 11 assists from 21 appearances on his way to an all-GSAC nod.[7][6] As a junior, he tallied four goals and six assists from 23 games and was again named all-GSAC as Westmont won their third consecutive conference title.[8][6] He put up eight goals and 11 assists in 24 games as a senior, with the Warriors winning another GSAC title and making a run to the semifinals of the NAIA Tournament.[6][9][10] Avery was named an Honorable Mention All-American following the season,[6] capping off a career in which he scored 25 goals in 92 appearances for Westmont and was named to the NAIA All-Far West team four times.[4][11]
Senior career
Following his graduation from Westmont, Avery turned professional by signing for
Coaching career
Avery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Westmont, his
1994–1999: Early head coaching jobs
In the fall of 1994, Avery was hired to his first head coaching position, getting the job at
In 1997, Avery was hired as the director of soccer at California State University, San Bernardino.[3][20] In his first year with the Coyotes, he was in charge of the men's program. Avery earned his first victory at CSUSB on September 20, after six consecutive losses to start the season, with a 2–1 victory over Midwestern State.[20] During Avery's tenure, the Coyote men's program improved their record each season.[17] He tallied a record of 17-39-2 during his three years in charge of the team.[20] In both 1998 and 1999, Avery also was the head coach of the women's soccer team at CSUSB. His first victory with the Coyote women came on September 9, 1998, a 2–1 win on the road against Cal State Bakersfield.[21] In both of Avery's seasons in charge, the Coyote women finished with eight victories as he departed with a record of 16-22-2.[21]
2000–2006: Division I assistant roles
Following the 1999 season, Avery was offered an assistant coaching position at the
2007–2019: Head coach at Valparaiso
On January 18, 2007, Avery was hired as the head coach at
In 2008, Avery ran 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) in five months to raise money for lights at
After a nine-win season in 2010,[32] Avery and the Crusaders won the 2011 Horizon League regular season title, the school's first team title since joining the conference.[4] After the Crusaders finished 9-6-5, Avery was tabbed as the league's Coach of the Year.[33] The Crusaders ended up with a losing record over the next two seasons, however, finishing with a 6-9-4 record in 2012 and a mark of 5-8-5 in 2013.[32]
In 2014, Valpo received votes in the
Avery became the all-time winningest coach in Crusader history on September 16, 2017. With a 3–2 victory on the road against Drake, he earned his 77th victory and surpassed Mis' Mrak for the Crusader record.[38] Earlier that season, the men's soccer team had played Valparaiso's first game as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), tallying a 2–1 victory over Loyola on September 1.[39][40] In 2018, Avery led the Crusaders to a third-place finish in the MVC regular season; it was the highest conference finish by a Crusader program since joining the Valley.[41]
The Crusaders finished with their worst record under Avery in 2019, ending with a 4-13-1 record.
2020–present: Fort Wayne FC
On February 14, 2020, Avery was hired as the first head coach in Fort Wayne FC history.[45] The National Premier Soccer League expansion club had previously agreed to terms with a coach "with past experience playing in the Premier League", but were unable to complete the deal due to visa issues.[46] Avery had previously assisted the club during its open tryouts earlier that year.[47] Before he took charge of a game, the 2020 NPSL season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on October 29 the club announced a move to USL League Two.[48] Fort Wayne's inaugural match took place on May 9, 2021, ending in a 3–0 defeat against Oakland County FC.[49] After opening the season winless in six games, Avery tallied his and the club's first victory on June 11 with a 3–1 win over Toledo Villa.[50] Fort Wayne's inaugural season ended with a 1-8-5 record and an eighth-place finish in the Great Lakes Division.[51] On August 31, the club announced that Avery signed a contract extension as head coach through the 2022 USL League Two season and also appointed him as sporting director.[52]
Administrative career
Avery was named as the
Personal life
Avery's wife, Carin, is the head volleyball coach at Valparaiso.
Career statistics
- As of July 16, 2022
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | L | T | Win % | Ref. | |||
Bethel Pilots
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1994 | 1996 | 67 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 62.69 | [18] |
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes | August 30, 1997 | November 1, 1999 | 58 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 29.31 | [20] |
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (women) | September 1, 1998 | October 30, 1999 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 40.00 | [21] |
Valparaiso Crusaders | August 31, 2007 | November 13, 2019 | 242 | 91 | 105 | 46 | 37.60 | [32] |
Fort Wayne FC | February 14, 2020 | present | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35.71 | [58][59] |
Total | 435 | 176 | 198 | 61 | 40.46 |
Honors
Westmont
- Golden State Athletic Conference (regular season): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989[5][6]
Valparaiso
- Horizon League (regular season): 2011[60]
Individual
- NAIA All-Far West team: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989[1][61]
- All-Golden State Athletic Conference: 1987, 1988[6]
- NAIA Honorable Mention All-America: 1989[6]
- NCCAA North Central Region Coach of the Year: 1995[18]
- Mid-Central College Conference Coach of the Year: 1995, 1996[18]
- Horizon League Coach of the Year: 2011[4]
See also
References
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The Warriors also placed forwards Peter Bourland and Darren Fishman and midfielders Justin Wall and Mike Avery on the all-district team.
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The 2009 Crusader side ended the season with a 10-7-2 overall record, breaking the previous program record for victories (9, 1987) and also becoming the first squad since 1987 to finish above .500.
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Valpo finished third in the regular season standings, marking the highest Valley finish by a Valpo team in any sport since the University joined the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2017.
- Valparaiso Crusaders. November 13, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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- ^ @FortWayneFC (December 11, 2019). "Fort Wayne FC has agreed to terms with a head coach from the United Kingdom with past experience playing in the English Premier League. He is also presently coaching in the United Kingdom. The club is in the process of acquiring the required visa. Stay tuned" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @coachmikeavery (January 3, 2020). "Enjoyable day evaluating players for the inaugural @FortWayneFC season. Some talent on show for sure and a first class operation all the way around. That will be a fun group to watch. Good luck!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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...he, along with his wife (Valparaiso volleyball coach) Carin, has a 6-year-old adopted son from Africa named Kasongo.
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The Westmont men's soccer team, which finished second to Biola in the NAIA District III, has placed six players on the All-Far West team selected by the National Soccer Coaches Assn. They are goaltender Butch Grosvenor, defenders Richard Smith and Shayne Wulterin, forwards Mike Walker and Mike Avery...