32 Facts About Mike Avery

Mike Avery was born on September 19,1968 and is an American athletic director, soccer coach, and former player who played as a midfielder or forward.

Mike Avery is the head coach and sporting director of USL League Two club Fort Wayne FC.

Mike Avery had a spell as a player-coach with Indiana Invaders.

Mike Avery went into coaching in 1994, spending three years as the men's head coach at Bethel and being named the first head coach in the history of the Pilots' women's program.

Mike Avery spent three years as the director of soccer at Cal State San Bernardino, coaching both the men's and women's teams at times during that spell.

Mike Avery was then an NCAA Division I assistant for the next seven years, spending six years at Notre Dame and one at Louisville.

In 2007, Mike Avery was named as the head coach at Valparaiso.

Mike Avery is the all-time winningest head coach in Crusader history, spending 13 years in the position before the program was discontinued by the university.

Mike Avery went on to play at Westmont College between 1986 and 1989.

The Warriors repeated as conference champions in 1987, with Mike Avery chipping in seven goals and 11 assists from 21 appearances on his way to an all-GSAC nod.

Mike Avery put up eight goals and 11 assists in 24 games as a senior, with the Warriors winning another GSAC title and making a run to the semifinals of the NAIA Tournament.

Mike Avery was named an Honorable Mention All-American following the season, capping off a career in which he scored 25 goals in 92 appearances for Westmont and was named to the NAIA All-Far West team four times.

Mike Avery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Westmont, his alma mater.

In 1995, the Pilots finished with 15 victories, their most since 1989; Mike Avery was named as the National Christian College Athletic Association North Central Region Coach of the Year and Mid-Central College Conference Coach of the Year.

Mike Avery took charge of the Bethel women's soccer team in 1996 as the first head coach in program history.

In 1997, Mike Avery was hired as the director of soccer at California State University, San Bernardino.

In both 1998 and 1999, Mike Avery was the head coach of the women's soccer team at CSUSB.

However, Berticelli died on January 25,2000, shortly after Mike Avery had resigned at Cal State San Bernardino.

Mike Avery spent six years at the school, one year under Apple and five years under Bobby Clark.

On March 3,2006, Mike Avery accepted a job as the head assistant and recruiting coordinator at the University of Louisville under head coach Ken Lolla.

On January 18,2007, Mike Avery was hired as the head coach at Valparaiso University; he became the third coach in the history of the Crusaders men's soccer team.

Mike Avery joined his wife, Carin, at Valpo; she had been on the staff of the Crusaders' volleyball team since 1999.

In 2008, Mike Avery ran 1,000 miles in five months to raise money for lights at Eastgate Field and new equipment for the program.

Mike Avery became the all-time winningest coach in Crusader history on September 16,2017.

In 2018, Mike Avery led the Crusaders to a third-place finish in the MVC regular season; it was the highest conference finish by a Crusader program since joining the Valley.

Mike Avery left as the program leader in wins, picking up 91 over his 13 seasons in charge, and led the program to nine of the 10 best defensive seasons in Crusader history.

On February 14,2020, Mike Avery was hired as the first head coach in Fort Wayne FC history.

Mike Avery had previously assisted the club during its open tryouts earlier that year.

Mike Avery was named as interim men's head coach for the Trine University Thunder on August 22,2024.

Mike Avery was named as the athletic director at Calumet College of St Joseph on February 26,2021.

When he was hired at Calumet College, Mike Avery agreed with the school and the soccer club that the sides would sit down at the end of the 2021 USL League Two season and discuss his future path.

Mike Avery decided to continue at Fort Wayne and therefore resigned from his position at CCSJ.