Marshall University Athletics
Women's Soccer
Swan, Michael
Michael Swan
- Title:
- Women's Soccer Head Coach
- Email:
- swanm@marshall.edu
- Phone:
- 6388
RECRUITING EMAIL: herdwsoccer@marshall.edu
Michael Swan named head coach of the women's soccer program on Dec. 18, 2019. Swan has a record of 148-109-24 as a head coach.
Swan led the Herd into the Sun Belt Conference era, leading the team to an eight-point improvement in conference play with two All-Conference members in Morgan White (First Team) and Kat Gonzalez (Second Team). Swan had guided eight in total to All-Conference honors in three seasons.
A pair of Herd players have appeared for their national teams while playing for Coach Swan, with Kat Gonzalez representing Dominican Republic and Luiza Travassos being called up to the Brazil U-20 camp.
He joined the Thundering Herd after spending five seasons as an assistant coach at Charlotte. He helped the 49ers capture the 2016 Conference USA Championship and be a finalist at the 2017 C-USA Tournament.
Also during his time in the Queen City, he assisted in the development of several individuals at Charlotte, including Martha Thomas, who concluded her 49er career as the program’s leader in goals, points, game-winning goals and shots. She was later called up to the U-23 United States Women’s National Team and is a member of West Ham United in England.
Prior to arriving in Charlotte, he served as the head women’s soccer coach at Catawba for five years (2010-14), amassing a record of 47-40-7. He coached the 2010 SAC Freshman of the Year, 13 all-conference players, guided the program to a 13-win season in 2012, the program’s highest win total since 2009. In 2014, he led the squad to a program-tying six-match win streak.
Swan also had a three-season stint at King in Bristol, Tenn., and served for four years at Virginia Intermont from 2003-07, where he was the director of soccer and oversaw both the men’s and women’s programs. While at King College, he was the NAIA Region Coach of the Year 2007 and 2008 and conference coach of the year those two seasons. He also led King to conference championships in 2007 and 2008, while leading his squad to a No. 17 national ranking in 2007.
He began his collegiate coaching career at Flagler in 2001 as an assistant.
Swan is a graduate of Gateshead College located near his hometown of Newcastle, England, with a BTEC National Diploma in sports science in 1996. He enrolled at Bluefield (Va.) where he played soccer and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 2000.
Swan has an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma license and a United Kingdom FA Preliminary Certificate and FA Leader Award.
He is married to his wife Cresta and they have a daughter, Willa and son, Abrum.
Michael Swan named head coach of the women's soccer program on Dec. 18, 2019. Swan has a record of 148-109-24 as a head coach.
Swan led the Herd into the Sun Belt Conference era, leading the team to an eight-point improvement in conference play with two All-Conference members in Morgan White (First Team) and Kat Gonzalez (Second Team). Swan had guided eight in total to All-Conference honors in three seasons.
A pair of Herd players have appeared for their national teams while playing for Coach Swan, with Kat Gonzalez representing Dominican Republic and Luiza Travassos being called up to the Brazil U-20 camp.
He joined the Thundering Herd after spending five seasons as an assistant coach at Charlotte. He helped the 49ers capture the 2016 Conference USA Championship and be a finalist at the 2017 C-USA Tournament.
Also during his time in the Queen City, he assisted in the development of several individuals at Charlotte, including Martha Thomas, who concluded her 49er career as the program’s leader in goals, points, game-winning goals and shots. She was later called up to the U-23 United States Women’s National Team and is a member of West Ham United in England.
Prior to arriving in Charlotte, he served as the head women’s soccer coach at Catawba for five years (2010-14), amassing a record of 47-40-7. He coached the 2010 SAC Freshman of the Year, 13 all-conference players, guided the program to a 13-win season in 2012, the program’s highest win total since 2009. In 2014, he led the squad to a program-tying six-match win streak.
Swan also had a three-season stint at King in Bristol, Tenn., and served for four years at Virginia Intermont from 2003-07, where he was the director of soccer and oversaw both the men’s and women’s programs. While at King College, he was the NAIA Region Coach of the Year 2007 and 2008 and conference coach of the year those two seasons. He also led King to conference championships in 2007 and 2008, while leading his squad to a No. 17 national ranking in 2007.
He began his collegiate coaching career at Flagler in 2001 as an assistant.
Swan is a graduate of Gateshead College located near his hometown of Newcastle, England, with a BTEC National Diploma in sports science in 1996. He enrolled at Bluefield (Va.) where he played soccer and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 2000.
Swan has an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma license and a United Kingdom FA Preliminary Certificate and FA Leader Award.
He is married to his wife Cresta and they have a daughter, Willa and son, Abrum.
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