Ben Pirmann (born September 19, 1985) is an American

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coach who is the head coach of

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club

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional socc ...

Playing career

Pirmann played four years of

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Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

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. Pirmann also played in the

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with both

West Michigan Edge West Michigan Edge was an American association football, soccer team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, unt ...

and

Indiana Invaders The Indiana Invaders was an American soccer team based in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Divisio ...

Management career

Pirmann began coaching as an assistant at

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in 2009. After three seasons, he moved to the same role with his alma mater

. In addition to his role at MSU, Pirmann also served as head coach of NPSL side

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between 2013 and 2018. 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. On December 13, 2018, Pirmann joined

side

Memphis 901 Memphis 901 FC was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. On November 13, 2024, it was announced that the team would be ...

as their assistant coach. On September 15, 2020, following the dismissal of head coach

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, Pirmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On April 8, 2021, he was named head coach on a permanent basis. On November 9, 2022, Pirmann was named 2022 USL Championship Coach of the Year. 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. 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. 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). The Battery won the Eastern Conference Final and reached the 2023 USL Championship Final, falling in the penalty shootout.

Honors

Charleston Battery * Eastern Conference Champions (Playoffs):

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Individual

Coach of the Year:

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References

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