Mark Plotkin (soccer)
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Mark Plotkin is an American soccer coach who coaches the
DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer The DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer team is the intercollegiate soccer program representing DePaul University. The school competes in the Big East Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Col ...
program. Plotkin was previously an assistant coach for the Colgate Raiders men's soccer program.


Playing career


Youth and college

Plotkin was a four-year starter for DePaul, where he made 77 appearances, scoring 4 goals. He earned
Big East Conference The Big East Conference (stylized as BIG EAST) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference that competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I in 10 men's sports and 12 women's sports. H ...
All-Academic teams in his four years as a player.


Coaching career

Plotkin immediately began his coaching career after graduating from
DePaul University DePaul University is a private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from ...
. In 2010, he was hired as a director of operations for the men's soccer program. He remained as the director of operations through 2012, before being promoted to assistant coach. In 2014, he joined the coaching staff for
Colgate University Colgate University is a Private university, private college in Hamilton, New York, United States. The Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York ...
, where he was an assistant for the 2014 through 2016 seasons. Ahead of the
2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season The 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 59th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 25 and continued into the first weekend of November 2017. The season culminated with the 2017 NCAA D ...
, Plotkin was promoted to associate head coach, where he helped the Raiders earn their first ever Sweet 16 berth in the
2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship The 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament (also known as the 2017 College Cup) was the 59th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, an ...
. On December 21, 2017, Plotkin was appointed as the head coach for his alma mater, DePaul.


References


External links


Colgate Bio



DePaul Coaching Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plotkin, Mark 1988 births Living people DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer players DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer coaches Colgate Raiders men's soccer coaches Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Naperville, Illinois American soccer coaches American men's soccer players