Chris “Topper” Cogan enters his second year as an assistant coach with the Idaho State soccer program. Prior to arriving at Idaho State in 2015, Cogan spent three years as an assistant coach at Lamar.

During Cogan’s time at Lamar, the program set records for goals in a season, fewest goals allowed in a season and it appeared in the conference championship for the first time in school history. In addition to his duties at Lamar, Cogan also served as the head coach of a professional indoor soccer team, Oxford City FC of Texas since 2014.

Cogan was the head coach and general manager of the Texas Strikers Professional Indoor Soccer team from 2012-14, and prior to that he was an assistant coach at Sam Houston State from 2008-12. From 2010-12, he also acted as the director of developmental soccer for the Montgomery Soccer Club as well as the director of goalkeeping for the South Texas Olympic Development program. Cogan was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Angelo State from 2005-09, and he was an assistant coach at Texas Tech from 2001-04.

Cogan earned his U.S. Soccer National “A” license in January of 2009. He received his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech in 1997 and masters in 2001.