Greg Ryan

Mark Gregory Ryan (born January 21, 1957) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 2005 to 2007. He was previously the head coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison, Southern Methodist University, and Colorado College, and was an assistant with the national team.

Greg Ryan
Personal information
Full name Mark Gregory Ryan[1]
Date of birth (1957-01-21) January 21, 1957[2]
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 SMU Mustangs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Minnesota Kicks 1 (0)
1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 14 (0)
1979 New York Cosmos 4 (0)
1980–1984 Chicago Sting 51 (2)
1980–1985 Chicago Sting (indoor) 104 (34)
Managerial career
1983 Colorado College Tigers (women; asst.)
1986–1993 Wisconsin Badgers (women)
1996–1998 SMU Mustangs (women)
1999–2002 Colorado College Tigers (women)
2002–2005 United States (women; asst.)
2005–2007 United States (women)
2008–2018 Michigan Wolverines (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In 1983, Ryan entered the coaching ranks, while still playing, when he served as an assistant coach with Colorado College men's soccer team.[4] Ryan retired from playing after the first MISL season of the Sting in 1985 and moved to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he coached in various capacities until 1993. In 1991, he was named the women's college coach of the year. In 1996, he moved to Southern Methodist University where he compiled a 37–21–5 record as the women's soccer coach. In 1999, he moved back to Colorado College.[5]

The national team finished first in first-round group play in the 2007 Women's World Cup held in China. In the quarterfinals, the team defeated England 3–0. Heading into the semifinal match against Brazil, Ryan decided to bench regular goalkeeper Hope Solo in favor of veteran goalkeeper Briana Scurry. The team subsequently lost to Brazil 0–4 (the worst defeat in the team's history) and Ryan received considerable criticism for the sudden lineup change as well as defensive-minded substitutions made when the team arguably needed more offensive players to compete against the Brazilians. On Monday, October 22, 2007, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced that Ryan's contract would not be extended past its December 31, 2007, expiration date.[6]

Ryan accepted the position of head coach for the University of Michigan women's soccer team on February 1, 2008. He became the second head coach in the program's 14-year history. After the team posted losing seasons in his first two years at the helm, the Michigan women's team qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2010 but lost in the first round. In 2012, they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, and in 2013, they made it to the Elite Eight. Through seven seasons at Michigan, Ryan's record is 75–46–23.[7] After the 2018 season, Michigan and Ryan parted ways.[8]

Coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten) (2008–2018)
2008–09 Michigan 4–10–51–6–311th
2009–10 Michigan 6–9–51–4–5T8th
2010–11 Michigan 10–5–45–3–25thNCAA First Round
2011–12 Michigan 9–8–24–6–1T8th
2012–13 Michigan 16–5–37–2–23rdNCAA Third Round
2013–14 Michigan 18–4–19–1–12ndNCAA Quarterfinals
2014–15 Michigan 12–5–38–2–33rd
2015–16 Michigan 12–7–26–3–25th
2016–17 Michigan 10–5–56–3–24thNCAA First Round
2017–18 Michigan 6–6–63–5–310th
Michigan: 103–64–36 (.596)50–35–24 (.569)
Total:103–64–36 (.596)

      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

References
  1. "2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup – Recap" (PDF). CONCACAF. 2006. p. 10 (12 of PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "1996–97 SMU Women's Head Coach Greg Ryan". Southern Methodist University. Archived from the original on February 18, 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. "Greg Ryan". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. 1983 Men's Soccer Roster, archived from the original on September 26, 2007, retrieved September 26, 2007
  5. Crandall, Kate (November 10, 2006), "Tigers return to national spotlight", The Gazette, retrieved September 26, 2007
  6. U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Greg Ryan's Contract Will Not Be Renewed, archived from the original on October 24, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2007
  7. "Univ. of Michigan biography of Greg Ryan". Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  8. Kurt Svoboda (January 25, 2018). "Michigan Announces Coaching Change in Women's Soccer". mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
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