The 2011 season will be Chris Bergmann's third at Lake Forest and his seventh as a collegiate head coach.

Under Bergmann's direction, the 2010 Foresters posted a 12-6-0 overall record, the best mark of any Midwest Conference team and five-and-a-half games better than the previous season. Five of the six losses were by a single goal and Lake Forest outscored its opponents 46-22 over the course of the season. The Foresters led the MWC in goals per game while surrendering the fewest scores per contest of any team in the conference. Mahir Mameledzija led the league in points and goals and was named First Team All-MWC. Chris Haught-Thompson earned second team honors for the second straight season.

Four Lake Forest players were named Academic All-MWC in 2010, matching the previous year's program record-tying total.

Prior to coming to Lake Forest, Bergmann was an assistant coach at Northwestern University where he helped lead the Wildcats to a Big 10 tournament quarterfinal finish.

Bergmann's previous head coaching position was at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. He led the Trojans to an overall record of 20-16-3 in 2006 and 2007 combined and earned Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference honors his second season with the team. Under Bergmann's direction, Trinity International was ranked as high as #21 in the nation (NAIA), were CCAC runners-up two years in a row, and were NAIA Regional Semi-Finalists in 2006. His players earned six All-American honors and seven Academic All-American distinctions from the National Christian College Association of America.

Bergmann was also the head coach at Hope International University in Fullerton, California, for two years. His 2005 squad posted seven more victories than in the previous season and he was named National Christian College Athletics Association West Region Coach of the Year and a fourth-place finish at the NCCAA National Tournament.

Prior to college coaching, Bergmann spent several years with the United Soccer Leagues as the General Manager for the Chicago Eagles Select PDL team, and was involved with the player development with the Southern California Seahorses PDL team.

Bergmann also worked at the club level for the Lincolnshire Lightning, Pegasus, Lindenhurst Soccer Club, the Chicago Eagles, Kopion F.C., and SURF Soccer Club along with the Southern California Olympic Development Program. He is currently the Director of Coaching for the Lincolnshire Lightning soccer club where he oversees the day-to-day operations of the competitive travel soccer teams ages U8-U18, specifically focusing on curriculum and player development.

Away from soccer, Bergmann and his wife Kelly currently own and operate AIM Academic Mentoring Services in Gurnee, Illinois. The organization focuses on the mental, emotional, and personal wellness of primarily middle and high school students through academic support in all subjects. He founded and operated a similar business in San Diego from 1996-2000.

Bergmann graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and added a master's degree from Wheaton College in Illinois. Bergmann holds USSF & NSCAA coaching certificates.

The Bergmann's first child, Aidan, was born in May of 2010 and they reside in Gurnee.