Mark Pulisic

Mark Pulisic
	Pulisic coaching Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Mark Pulisic
Date of birth	September 20, 1968 (age 53)
Place of birth	Long Island, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team
1986–1989	George Mason Patriots
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1999	Harrisburg Heat (indoor)
Teams managed
1993–2005	Lebanon Valley College (men)
1996–2005	Lebanon Valley College (women)
2003–2004	Harrisburg City Islanders (assistant)
2006–2007	Detroit Ignition
2015–2017	Borussia Dortmund (academy)
2017	Rochester Rhinos (assistant)
2018	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (assistant)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mark Pulisic (born September 20, 1968) is an American former soccer forward who now coaches soccer professionally.

College[]

Pulisic attended George Mason University, where he played soccer from 1986 to 1989. He finished with thirty-five career goals in 73 appearances.^[1] In 2012, he was voted into the George Mason Men's Soccer Hall of Fame.^[1]

Harrisburg Heat[]

In 1991, Pulisic turned professional with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He remained with the Heat throughout his career, retiring from playing professionally in 1999. When he retired, the Heat honored him with a Mark Pulisic Night at the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was then inducted into the team's Hall of Fame, joining Bob Lilley, Richard Chinapoo, and Todd Smith.

Coaching[]

In 1993, Lebanon Valley College hired Pulisic to begin a new chapter of the men's soccer program, where he coached until 2005. In 1996, Pulisic began coaching a new women's team program at the school as well. While with Lebanon Valley College, Pulisic also served as an assistant coach for the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL in 2003 and 2004.

On April 19, 2006, the expansion Detroit Ignition of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) hired Pulisic as the team's first coach. In April 2007, he was named the MISL Coach of the Year. On November 6, 2007, former Heat teammate Bob Lilley replaced Pulisic as head coach of the Ignition, moving Pulisic to the front office as director of soccer operations.

Pulisic relocated to Germany in 2015 after his son Christian was signed by Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, and was hired as a coach for Dortmund's U10 academy team.^[2] In early 2017, Pulisic returned to the United States, joining second division club Rochester Rhinos as an assistant coach under his former teammate and colleague Bob Lilley.^[3]