Coach Profile
Head Coach - Western Washington University
Greg Brisbon
Enters his 11th season as head coach of the WWU Men's Soccer program in 2023 and overall his 23rd associated with WWU Soccer … is the all-time leader in WWU Men's Soccer history with a .589 winning percentage and is ranked 2nd with 87 wins ... owns an all-time head coaching record of 87-57-24 with a 60-36-16 (.607) record in GNAC play.
Over last seven seasons (since 2016) Brisbon has led WWU to a 62-35-17 mark (.618) with a pair of NCAA Championships appearances ... led WWU to the 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference title and a second trip to the NCAA Division II Championships ... was an assistant and associate head coach for 12 seasons prior to becoming the head coach in 2013 ... program academic success has led to 71 All-GNAC Academic selections over the last six seasons (2017-22) and back-to-back United Soccer Coaches Team Academic awards in 2019-20.
2022 Season: Recorded 12-4-3 overall record (.711) tying for 7th-most wins in a season in program history ... placed 3rd in the GNAC with an 8-4-0 mark, just missing a bid to the NCAA Championships ... opened the season going undefeated in the first 10 games (7-0-3) to set a program record for best undefeated start to a season ... set program record being ranked nationally in the United Soccer Coaches poll in five consecutive weeks, topping out at No. 17 ... had five players earn All-GNAC honors and 11 selected to the GNAC All-Academic Team ... Albin Jonsson (Freshman of the Year), Patrick Restum (Defensive Player of the Year) and Andrew Rottter were First Team All-GNAC honorees ... Jonsson and Restum earned All-West Region honors ... led the GNAC with a 0.895 goals against average, 5th-best in program single-season history ... also led the GNAC and ranked 22nd nationally with 40 assists.
2021 Season: Finished with a 7-8-2 record and was 3rd in the GNAC with a 5-3-2 record ... was in contention for the GNAC title until the last game of the regular season finishing one back of 2nd place and three points back of 1st place ... opened the season 2-6-0, but had strong finish going 4-2-2 over final eight games ... placed program record 17 players on the GNAC All-Academic team to lead the conference ... six players earned All-GNAC awards including first-team selection Drew Farnsworth (also consensus All-West Region) ... team finished 2nd in the GNAC in points (4.35 per game) and goals (1.53 per game).
2020-21 Season: Fall season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the squad playing only five games going 3-1-1.
2019 Season: The Vikings won their third GNAC title in program history with a 13-5-1 overall record and 10-1-1 mark in league play ... named GNAC Coach of the Year with WWU making its second appearance in the NCAA II Championships ... program record eight GNAC Player of the Week selections with seven defensive awards ... had three GNAC First Team selections, including Defensive Player of the Year Jeremiah Lee ... had 11 selections to the GNAC All-Academic team for the third consecutive season ... team recorded eight shutouts for the second-most in program history and logged a 0.98 goals against average ... 13 wins tied for 4th-most in program history.
2018 Season: The Vikings finished 2nd in the GNAC with a 7-4-1 league record ... earned the first national ranking in program history after opening the season with a 3-1-0 record ... upset No. 1 nationally-ranked Simon Fraser on senior night at Harrington Field.
2016 Season: Led the Vikings to their first NCAA II Tournament appearance and first postseason victory in 2016 with a 10-5-4 record ... named GNAC co-Coach of the Year in 2016 ... WWU finished the season going 5-0-1 over the final 6 games, with a win and tie vs. No. 3 Simon Fraser, to secure the bid to the NCAA II Tournament ... tied for 10th-most wins in program history.
Additional WWU Head Coaching Highlights:
Led WWU to within one win of program’s first NCAA Division II national tournament appearance in 2014 with victories in 7 of its last 10 games … in his first season in 2013, his Vikings were 11-4-3, including a season-ending 3-0 win over No. 2 and eventual national semifinalist Simon Fraser … record was the 7th-best in program history (at the time) and 0.69 goals against average set a WWU record.
| BRISBON's HEAD COACHING RECORD AT WWU | ||
| Year | Overall | GNAC |
| 2013 | 11-4-3 | 9-2-3 |
| 2014 | 9-8-1 | 7-6-1 |
| 2015 | 5-10-3 | 3-9-2 |
| 2016 | 10-5-4 | 6-3-3 |
| 2017 | 6-6-5 | 5-4-3 |
| 2018 | 11-6-1 | 7-4-1 |
| 2019 | 13-5-1 | 10-1-1 |
| 2020-21 | 3-1-1 | --- |
| 2021 | 7-8-2 | 5-3-2 |
| 2022 | 12-4-3 | 8-4-0 |
| Totals | 87-57-24 | 60-36-16 |
Coaching Experience:
Spent the 2011 season with Crossfire Premier, coaching the U20 Super League team that qualified for nationals and coached three other club teams … WFC Rangers coach from 2003-2010 … attended international coaching workshop with US Soccer in Spain in 2010 and Belgium and The Netherlands in 2016 …former high school head coach at alma mater North Kitsap (1999) and Blaine High School (2000-2003) … spent time as a Washington State ODP/EPD head coach in 2006-07 and 2015-16 … also a Region IV ODP staff coach in 2012 … played professionally with the Tallahassee Scorpions in 1998.
Personal:
Earned bachelor's degree in 1998 from Seattle Pacific University … played for the Falcons in 1996 and 1997, each season making the NCAA Tournament … also played at Edmonds CC where he set the NWAC single-season scoring record with 25 goals in 1995 ... graduate of North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo.