Ben Pirmann (born September 19, 1985) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of USL Championship club Charleston Battery.
Playing career
Pirmann played four years of college soccer at Michigan State University between 2004 and 2008, including a redshirted year in 2007. Pirmann tallied 13 assists and scored one goal during his career, leading MSU in assists in 2006. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and was the Spartans' recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship award in 2008.
Pirmann also played in the USL PDL with both West Michigan Edge and Indiana Invaders.
Management career
Pirmann began coaching at Western Michigan University in 2009. After three seasons, he moved to the same role with his alma mater Michigan State University. Whilst at MSU, Pirmann also coached NPSL side Detroit City FC since 2013, where he amassed a 49-17-17 regular-season record over the six seasons he was in charge.
On December 13, 2018, Pirmann joined USL Championship side Memphis 901 as their assistant coach. On September 15, 2020, following the dismissal of head coach Tim Mulqueen, Pirmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On April 8, 2021, he was named head coach on a permanent basis. On November 9, 2022, Pirmann was named 2022 USL Championship Coach of the Year.
On November 17, 2022, it was announced that Pirmann had left his head coaching position at Memphis 901 for the same role with the Charleston Battery.