Mark Mettrick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Manchester United | ||
| 1984–1987 | Hartwick College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 117 | (31) |
| 1993–1995 | Baltimore Bays | ||
| 1997 | Baltimore Bays | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993 | Mount St. Mary's University (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1999 | Mount St. Mary's University | ||
| 2000–2013 | Loyola College in Maryland | ||
| 2014– | Gettysburg College | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mark Mettrick (born 3 October 1964) is an English-American former soccer who played four seasons as a midfielder in the Major Indoor Soccer League and three in the USISL. He is currently the head coach of Gettysburg College.
Mettrick grew up in Manchester, England, playing in the Manchester United youth system from 1982 to 1984. Mettrick was offered a spot in the Manchester United reserve team, but chose to attend Hartwick College where he was a member of the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987. During his four seasons with the Hawks, they went to two NCAA Final Fours. He finished his career with forty-six career goals and earned first team All American recognition in 1985 and 1987. Mettrick was inducted into the Hartwick Athletic Hall of Fame on September 20, 1997. He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in physics. In 1988, the Baltimore Blast of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) picked Mettrick in the first round of the MISL Draft. He played for the Blast until 1992, the year the MISL folded. During his four seasons with the Blast, the team went to the 1989 and 1990 finals, losing both times. In 1993, Mettrick signed with the expansion Baltimore Bays of the USISL. He was named to the 1993 All Atlantic Division Team. He played for the Bays through at least the 1994-1995 USISL indoor season. In 1997, he played for the Bays during the USISL indoor season.
In 1993, Mount St. Mary's University hired Mettrick as an assistant to the men’s soccer team. In 1994, he moved up to the head coaching position. In his six seasons as head coach, he took Mount St. Mary’s to a 57-42-12 record.
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