Chris Grassie

Chris Grassie (born 21 September 1978)[1] is an English football coach who is currently the head coach of the Marshall University men's soccer team. During his tenure as coach of the Herd, he led the program to its first 2 Conference USA titles and the 2020 NCAA National Championship.[2]

Chris Grassie
Personal information
Full name Chris Grassie
Date of birth (1978-09-21) 21 September 1978
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Marshall Thundering Herd (coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2002 Alderson Broaddus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Northwich Victoria F.C.
Managerial career
2003 Alderson Broaddus Battlers (assistant)
2004–2006 Marshall Thundering Herd (grad assistant)
2007–2010 Michigan Wolverines (assistant)
2011–2016 Charleston Golden Eagles
2017– Marshall Thundering Herd
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

As a player at Alderson Broaddus, Grassie was named to the all-conference team multiple times and was a team captain. He majored in political science and history.[3]

Grassie played in England from 2002 to 2003 with Northwich Victoria F.C.

Coaching career

Grassie began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia. After one season, he became a graduate assistant at Marshall University under coach Bob Gray from 2004-2006.[3]

Grassie would move on to become an assistant coach at the University of Michigan from 2007 to 2010. The Wolverines won the Big Ten championship in 2010 and advanced to the 2010 College Cup semifinals, losing to eventual national champion Akron. After the 2010 season, Grassie accepted the head coaching position at the University of Charleston.

During his 6 seasons at Charleston, Grassie would win 6 conference tournaments and 5 regular season titles as the Golden Eagles moved from the now-defunct West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to the Mountain East Conference. While at Charleston, Grassie coached eight All-Americans and four former players landed professional contracts. His teams advanced to 3 NCAA Division II Final Fours, finishing runner-up twice.

Grassie became head coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd on January 10, 2017. Days after winning the 2020 NCAA Tournament, Grassie was recognized as the United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year for the season[4] and was given a five year contract extension through 2025 with a pay increase from $122,000 to $375,750 annually.[5]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Charleston Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2012)
2011 Charleston 13–6–08–4–01st
2012 Charleston 13–2–49–0–01stNCAA Division II Second Round
Charleston Golden Eagles (Mountain East Conference) (2013–2016)
2013 Charleston 12–5–19–3–12nd
2014 Charleston 22–1–111–0–11stNCAA Division II Runner-up
2015 Charleston 20–3–010–2–01stNCAA Division II College Cup
2016 Charleston 19–3–29–2–11stNCAA Division II Runner-up
Charleston: 99–20–856–11–3
Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA) (2017–2021)
2017 Marshall 8–10–23–5–06th
2018 Marshall 8–9–33–3–25th
2019 Marshall 16–3–35–1–11stNCAA Division I Third Round
2020 Marshall 13–2–36–0–11stNCAA Division I Champions
2021 Marshall 11–4–35–1–22ndNCAA Division I Second Round
Marshall Thundering Herd (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present)
2022 Marshall 11–4–44–1–32ndNCAA Division I Third Round
Marshall: 67–32–1826–11–9
Total:166–52–26

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Honours

Coaching

University of Charleston

  • WVIAC Tournament & regular season champions: 2011, 2012
  • MEC regular season champion: 2014, 2015, 2016
  • MEC Tournament champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • NCAA Division II Runner Up: 2014, 2016

Marshall University

Individual

References
  1. "2005 Marshall Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. p. 7. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. "History! No. 10 Men's Soccer Captures National Championship". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "Chris Grassie - Men's Soccer Coach - Marshall University Athletics". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. "United Soccer Coaches Announces 2020-21 National College Staffs of the Year". United Soccer Coaches. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. "Marshall approves new contract for national champion coach Chris Grassie". WV MetroNews. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. "MEC Announces Men's Soccer Awards". Mountain East Conference. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. "MEC Announces Men's Soccer Awards". Mountain East Conference. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. "MSOC: 2019 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. "MSOC: 2020 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. "2020-21 Men's DI Postseason awards". Top Drawer Soccer. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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