Former UNCW men's soccer standout Greg Marinich finished his third season with the Seahawk women's soccer program and first as volunteer assistant coach in 2022 after returning to his alma mater to serve as a volunteer operations liaison in 2019.

Marinich, a 1984 UNCW graduate, joins the Seahawks after five successful years as the head boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer coach at Ashley High School where he guided the Screaming Eagles to a combined 127-50-16 record.

A native of Columbia, Md., Marinich was a two-year captain for the Seahawks after transferring from Catonsville Community College. He scored three goals with two assists during the 1982 season and added a goal as a senior in 1983 en route to claiming NSCAA All-South honors. 

After graduating from UNCW with his degree in management, Marinich served in the United States Army. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2012 following a 27-year career and returned to the Port City where he spent time in the Bladen County and New Hanover County school systems.

Marinich and his wife, Cat, are the owners of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Wilmington and have two sons – Jack (31) and Nicholas (26).