Mark Carr - Head Coach - Soccer Coaches

Mark Carr

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
Mark.Carr-1@ou.edu

Mark Carr was named head coach of the Oklahoma soccer program in January 2020 and enters his fourth year at the program's helm in 2023, compiling an 18-31-6 record in three seasons.

Before arriving in Norman, Carr spent the last six years coaching with the U.S. Soccer Federation, serving the last year as head coach of the U20 Women's National Team as it prepared for World Cup qualifying in February 2020. He was also head coach of the University of San Francisco's women's team from 2007-2011.

In his first year at Oklahoma, the Sooners had three players earn Big 12 weekly accolades and named 12 to the All-Big 12 Academic Teams.

Before coaching the U.S. U20 Women's National Team, Carr presided over the U-17 Women's National Team in 2017 and 2018. He led the USA to the 2018 Concacaf Women's U17 Championship and earned a berth in the World Cup. His squad beat Haiti in the Concacaf semifinal and Mexico in the championship game and entered the World Cup with a 14-1-3 record.

In 2017, Carr's U17 team went 9-1-3, playing in tournaments in Slovenia/Italy and China while also defeating England in two games in Portland, Ore., by a combined score of 12-3.

Carr also managed the integration and programming of the U15 and U16 Girls' National Teams, working closely with the head coaches of those age groups during the World Cup cycle to maximize the evaluation and movement of players between the age groups for training camps and matches.

Carr joined U.S. Soccer in November 2014 as development coach for the USA's Women's Youth National Teams in one of three newly created positions and was responsible for heading the U.S. U-15 Girls' National Team programming and camps for two-and-half-years, providing him an excellent base of knowledge and experience with which to lead the U.S. U-17s.
In 2016, Carr coached a U.S. team that participated for the first time in the Concacaf U-15 Girls' Championship. He led the USA to shutout wins in all seven games, compiling a 49-0 goal difference. His squad defeated Costa Rico 5-0 in the semifinals and Canada 2-0 in the championship game to win the regional title.

Carr came to U.S. Soccer after spending three years (2012-14) as the Girls' Premier League Director and Technical Director for the Lonestar Soccer Club in Austin, Texas. He was also active in the Women's National Team programs, serving as a scout, helping run U.S. Soccer Training Centers in Texas and assisting with U-14 national camps.

From 2003 to 2011, Carr was a collegiate coach, first as an assistant at UCLA (2003-06) and then as the head coach at San Francisco, where his players won 16 all-conference honors. During his time at UCLA working with Ellis, the Bruins posted an 81-15-5 record, produced nine All-Americans, won four Pac-10 titles, advanced to four College Cups and two national championship matches. They also posted an 18-4 record in the NCAA Tournament.

Carr was active in the Southern California club circuit, coaching the Force Soccer Club (Redondo Beach) and serving as the head coach for the Girls' U-11 and U-14 teams. He also worked with the Region IV Olympic Development Program.

Carr graduated from England's Bournemouth University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international marketing. A decorated amateur player, he competed on various youth teams until he was 18.

He holds a USSF National "A" License, a USSF "A Youth" License, a USSF National "Goalkeeping" License and an English F.A. Coaching Certificate.