Per Henrikson enters his third season on the Crusaders coaching staff with a wealth of goalkeeping experience as a player and coach.
In the 1990's, he had non-league playing stints with Royston Town and Tring Town of the Diadora League in England, as well as trials in Ireland, Scotland and Costa Rica. In 1993, Henrikson played for Lahore WAPDA, becoming the only U.S. Citizen to play in Pakistan.
His collegiate coaching experience includes training goalkeepers at Bates College, Maine Maritime Academy, Trinity College (CT), the University of Vermont, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Henrikson also works as a goalkeeper trainer for the women's goalkeepers at William Carey.
Henrikson has served as the goalkeeper coach for the National Teams of Pakistan, Philippines and Bhutan. Named interim coach of the Bhutan Men's National Team, Per Henrikson became the first U.S. Citizen to win a FIFA match as the head coach of another nation when Bhutan defeated Guam, 6-0, on April 23, 2003.
A well respected clinician nationwide he is a director with Dan Gaspar's Star Goalkeeper Academy.
An adventurous traveler to 41 countries Henrikson resides in Hattiesburg during
the season.
