Draft:Christopher Noel Watkins

Christopher Noel Watkins (born 30 November 1968), commonly known as Chris Watkins, is an American soccer coach and former college and professional player.[1] Chris is currently the head coach of the Boston College Women's Soccer team.[2] In 2003, Chris became the only collegiate head coach in history to lead a university sponsored soccer program as they purchased a professional franchise.[3][4][5] BYU, under Coach Watkins, competed in the Premier Development League (now known as USL League Two) from 2003 to 2017 (Chris was the Head Coach from 2003–2016)[4][6][5]. At BYU, Chris also became the first, and only, collegiate coach to take a university sponsored program to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; doing so in 2005, 2007, and 2015[3][5].

Chris, as a player, fit best as a forward and generally played as a classic number 9. He represented Drake University University and Brigham Young University at the collegiate level; then Flamengo SC and the Utah Blitzz at the professional level[2][3].

  1. ^ Writer, Brittney Bulawa | Sports (2017-08-09). "Former pro tapped to coach women's soccer". The Gonzaga Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ a b "Chris Watkins - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ a b c "Official Website of BYU Athletics". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Soccer Runs with a New Crowd - Y Magazine". magazine.byu.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  5. ^ a b c "Chris Watkins resigns as BYU men's soccer head coach after 21 years". Deseret News. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. ^ "Big changes coming for BYU men's soccer program". BYU Daily Universe. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-25.