Ben Pirmann

Ben Pirmann

Detroit City FC Head Coach Ben Pirmann leaves the locker room before a match on June 6, 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	September 19, 1985
Height	5'7"
Playing position	Midfield
Youth career
Years	Team
2004–2008	Michigan State University
Teams managed
Years	Team
2009–2010	Western Michigan University (assistant coach)
2011–	Michigan State University (assistant coach)
2013–	Detroit City FC (head coach)

Ben "Caesar" Pirmann (born September 19, 1985) is an American soccer coach and former college soccer player. He is currently the head coach of Detroit City FC in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and assistant coach of Michigan State University Men's Soccer team.

Pirmann was a four-year varsity player for Michigan State, although his senior season in 2007 was spent under a medical redshirt due to an injury sustained in preseason training and he returned for a fifth-year senior season in 2008. He played in 73 matches in four seasons, starting in 49 and notching one goal and 13 assists. During his time playing at MSU, the Spartans won their first two Big Ten conference titles in 2004 and 2008 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2004, 2007 and 2008. Pirmann was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and earned the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2008.

Between 2005 and 2008, Pirmann played for two USL PDL squads in the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. Between 2005 and 2006, Pirmann was part of the Indiana Invaders organization, while 2007-2008 saw him play for the now-defunct West Michigan Edge.

After graduating from MSU with a bachelor's in communications and a master's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in coaching, Pirmann joined the Western Michigan University men's soccer team coaching staff as an assistant in 2009. In 2010, his Broncos team had one of the most successful seasons in its history, finishing second in the Mid-American Conference behind only the eventual national champion Akron Zips.