(updated May 4, 2020)
Marc Mounicot (pronounced MOO-neeko), a 56-year-old native of St-Jean-de-Luz, France, and resident of Outremont, Que., enters his eighth season as head coach of the McGill men's team in 2020-201. He was appointed to his current post in Jan. 2013 after 15 seasons as head coach of the McGill women's team.
During his tenure at the helm of the men's program, he enters the 2020 fall season with a 28-40-16 record in 84 regular season contests.
With the Martlets, he owned a 222-72-54 overall coaching record (.716) in 348 games, including a 149-21-33 regular season mark in 203 league contests (.815).
Mounicot was inducted to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 13, 2011 in the wake of a stellar playing career. He captained the Redmen to a CIS national championship in his last game, at Halifax in 1997. A few months later, he was appointed head coach at McGill in 1998, replacing Sylvie Béliveau.
Voted Quebec conference coach of the year four times and CIS coach of the year in 2009, he led the Martlets to eight Quebec titles and four medals in eight appearances at the CIS national championships, winning two silvers and a pair of bronzes.
Mounicot holds an "A" license coaching certificate and served on the Canadian women's coaching staff three times at various World University Summer Games, including a stint as head at the 2005 Games in Izmir, Turkey and was an assistant coach at both, the 2007 Games in Bangkok and the 2001 Games in Beijing.
He holds a master's thesis in sports psychology from McGill, after earning a bachelor of science in 1985, majoring in physical education at the University of Bordeaux in France.
During the 2004 outdoor campaign, he became the second women's soccer coach in Quebec university history history to reach the 100-victory plateau (both he and Laval's Helder Duarte accomplished the feat the same weekend), achieving the milestone in a victory over Bishop's. Mounicot was honoured in November, 2004 as the 2003 women's coach of the year by the Quebec Foundation for University Athletics.
Mounicot co-coached the Martlets to the inaugural Quebec university indoor league championship in March, 1998. He also served as head coach of the Quebec under-20 women's soccer team at the Canada Games.
In 1999, he guided the under-15 provincial team to a gold medal at the Canadian championships.
Mounicot has also been part of the Quebec provincial youth soccer program. His other coaching experience has been with the under-20 elite team of the Arin Luzien soccer football club in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France in 1992.
He was born Oct. 10, 1963 in Arin Luzien, France and attended McGill from 1995 to 1998, earning a master's degree in physical education. He played three years for the men's soccer team, earning all-conference honours each season and twice merited all-Canadian status.
A prolific forward, Mounicot scored 26 goals in 54 career games with the Redmen and won the Bill Searles trophy as team MVP in his final campaign, when he led the Quebec league in scoring, was voted conference player of the year and co-captained McGill to a national title.
At the 1997 CIAU championship tournament in Halifax, Mounicot put McGill in position to win the gold medal match 1-0 over heavily-favoured UBC by scoring a crucial tying goal in what proved to be a 5-4 decision on penalty kicks. McGill won the championship on its next shot, a goal by Peter Bryant.
Mounicot was selected Game MVP in the CIAU tourney opener against York, was named to championship all-tournament team and went on to capture the Forbes trophy as McGill's male athlete of the year in 1997-98.
After graduating, he went on to serve as head coach of the McGill Martlets, where he became the all-time winningest coach in McGill women's soccer history and earned CIS coach-of-the-year honours in 2009.
MOUNICOT'S PLAYING CAREER:
Mounicot was a two-time All-Canadian striker, playing one year at Sherbrooke and three at McGill... He was voted as the MVP in the QUSL in each of his last two seasons and capped a brilliant playing career by winning the D.S. Forbes Trophy as McGill's male athlete of the year in 1997-98.
He ranks fifth on McGill's all-time scoring list with 26 goals in 54 career games... He captained the upstart McGill Redmen to the CIAU national soccer championship in Halifax in 1997, putting the Redmen in position to win the title in a 5-4 shoot-out win over heavily-favoured UBC (he scored the fourth goal in the shoot-out)... It was McGill's first national title in any sport since football won in 1987, and the first soccer title for the Redmen since 1982.
Prior to McGill, Mounicot played with the Montreal Supra of the APSL in 1987. In France, he played on numerous championship teams and represented France at the National University Program.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD AT McGILL:
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MEN'S TEAM:
2019: led McGill to a 6-8-3 overall record, including a 3-7-2 sixth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
2018: led McGill to a 7-6-4 overall record, including a 5-1 semifinal loss to Montreal, after posting a 5-4-3 fourth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
2017: led McGill to a 6-9-3 overall record, including a 3-0 semifinal loss to Montreal, after posting a 4-5-3 fourth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
2016: led McGill to a 7-8-4 overall record after posting an 4-5-3 fifth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
2015: led McGill to a 4-9-1 overall record after posting a 3-8-1 fifth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
2014: led McGill to a 7-7-1 overall record, including a 2-0 semifinal loss to UQAM, after posting a 5-6-1 fourth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
2013: led McGill to a 7-8-5 overall record, including a 3-0 semifinal loss to Montreal, after posting a 4-5-3 fourth-place mark in the seven-team Quebec conference.
WOMEN'S TEAM:
2012: led McGill to a 14-5-4 overall record, including a 2-1 semifinal loss in overtime to Sherbrooke, after posting an 9-3-2 third-place mark in the eight-team Quebec conference.
2011: led McGill to an 11-9-4 overall record, including a 3-0 semifinal loss to Sherbrooke, after posting an 8-3-3 third-place mark in the eight-team Quebec conference.
2010: led McGill to a 15-2-6 overall record, including a 1-0 semifinal loss to Laval, after posting a 9-0-5 second-place mark in the QUSL standings.
2009: led McGill to a 14-6-3 overall record, including a 3-1 semifinal win over Sherbrooke and a 2-1 loss in the final at Montreal, after posting a 10-3-1 second-place mark in the QUSL standings.
2008: led McGill to a 13-7-1 overall record, including a 3-0 semifinal loss at Montreal after posting an 8-1-5 third-place mark in the QUSL standings.
2007: led McGill to a 10-4-5 overall record, including a 1-0 semifinal loss at Montreal after posting a 9-4-1 third-place mark in the QUSL standings.
2006: led McGill to its fourth consecutive Quebec championship and a fourth-place finish at the CIS Nationals. The team racked up a 17-4-4 overall record, including a 10-0-3 first-place mark in the QUSL.
2005: guided the Redmen to a Quebec championship and a silver medal at the CIS Nationals, posting an 18-3-4 overall record, including an 11-1-2 first-place mark in the QUSL.
2004: led McGill to a Quebec championship and a silver medal at the CIS Nationals, posting a 17-5-3 overall record, including a 12-1-1 first-place mark in the QUSL.
2003: coached the squad to a Quebec championship and a CIS bronze medal, posting a 17-3-7 overall record, including an 11-0-3 first-place standing in the QUSL.
2002: led McGill to an 11-7-3 overall record, including a 9-2-3 second-place mark in the QUSL. The Martlets lost the QSSF semifinal 5-4 on on penalty kicks against Concordia.
2001: guided the Martlets to the Quebec championship and a CIS silver medal. The team recorded an 18-4-4 overall mark, finishing in first-place with a 12-1-1 conference record.
2000: named the Quebec conference coach of the year as his young Martlets compiled a school record of 18-3-1 overall, steamrolling through the conference with a perfect 12-0-0 record (and the Quebec championship) and finishing fourth at the Nationals for the second straight year.
1999: won coach of the year honours and guided McGill to a 15-6-1 overall record and a fourth-place finish at the Nationals. The Martlets won the QSSF championship and posted a 10-1-1 first-place record.
1998: guided McGill to a fourth-place finish at the CIS Nationals, with a 14-5-4 record overall, including a 9-1-2 second-place finish and the QSSF championship.
