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Coaching Staff in a crucial road victory at Stanford in November that helped the Bruins capture their fi rst-ever Pac-10 title. Jorge Salcedo He also served as acting head coach Head Coach in the spring of 2002 in the coaching transition between Todd Saldaña and 11th Year Tom Fitzgerald and had served in a similar capacity after Fitzgerald an- UCLA '02 nounced his resignation. Salcedo, who is a scout for the U.S. National Team, was the head coach of the 2002 U-16 SoCal ODP State team and was also the assistant coach of the U-17 team in 2001. The Cerritos, Calif. native had an illus- trious career at UCLA from 1990-93. Salcedo was a four-year starter, playing 74 games and tallying six goals and seven assists for 19 points. As a fresh- man, he scored the decisive penalty Former UCLA All-American Jorge Salcedo is in his 11th season as head coach for kick in the shootout during the 1990 the Bruins, making him the second-longest tenured men's soccer head coach in NCAA Championship game to give UCLA's NCAA history. UCLA its second national title. In 1993 as a senior, he earned NSCAA fi rst- A product of UCLA's strong soccer tradition, Salcedo has maintained the Bruins' team All-America honors. He prepped standard for success, winning six conference titles and guiding his teams to NCAA at Cerritos HS, where he earned two Tournament appearances each year. He signed the No. 1 recruiting classes in the Parade All-America honors. nation in 2010, 2006 and 2004, and those players produced results, advancing all the way to the NCAA Championship game in the 2006 season, to the quarterfi nals in Salcedo played for five years in 2009 and 2010, and to the College Cup Semifi nals in 2011. Salcedo then repeated the Major League Soccer (MLS). In his feat, signing the top-ranked recruiting classes in both 2013 and 2014. Over the last six fi rst season in the league, he was a seasons, Salcedo's teams have earned four Pac-12 titles and lost just six conference starter for the Los Angeles Galaxy games (44-6-10 record). Salcedo's teams have also lost only one game on the road and helped take his team to the MLS in the last three seasons, going 20-1-6 in their last 27 road or neutral site matches Championship game. He also played and winning 19 straight conference road games. for Chicago, where he served as team co-captain, Columbus and Tampa Bay In 2013, the Bruins fi nished second in the conference with a 6-1-3 record while before returning to the Galaxy in 1999. posting an 12-3-5 record overall. UCLA was awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the Prior to his MLS career, he played with NCAA Tournament, marking the fi rst time since 2003 that the Bruins were selected the LA Salsa in the APSL and then as the top seed in the Tournament and giving the program its 31st straight appearance for F.C. Morelia of the Mexican First and 41st overall. For the third straight year, a member of the UCLA men's soccer Division. Salcedo was also a member team took home conference Player of the Year honors, as Leo Stolz was named the of the U.S. National Team program, earning three caps with the full national team Pac-12 Player of the Year. It was the fi rst time in Pac-12 history that a team has had and captaining the U-17 team at the 1989 World Youth Championships and the U-20 a player win the conference Player of the Year award in three consecutive seasons team at the 1990 CONCACAF Tournament. and the sixth time that a UCLA player won the award. The Bruins also had six All- Conference selections in 2013. Salcedo has had extensive ties to the Bruin program for many years. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and was part of three of The 2012 squad secured UCLA's second consecutive Pac-12 title and reached the the Bruins' four NCAA Championship teams. He was a ball boy for UCLA during its NCAA Tournament for the 30th consecutive year. The Bruins also landed a conference- fi rst championship year in 1985, scored the game-winning penalty kick in the 1990 best four players on the fi rst-team All-Pac-12 squad while Salcedo took home his Championship game and was an assistant coach for the 2002 squad. In addition, his second straight Pac-12 Coach of the Year award. Under Salcedo's leadership, senior father Hugo was a UCLA assistant coach from 1978-79 and a member of the 1972 Ryan Hollingshead won the Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2012, marking the fourth U.S. Olympic team and will be serving as the FIFA Chairman of the 2014 World Cup. player Salcedo has coached to Conference Player of the Year honors (Patrick Ianni, His brother Eddie was a UCLA letterwinner in 1995. 2004; Michael Stephens, 2008; Kelyn Rowe, 2011). Salcedo and his wife Rebecca have been married for 10 years, and they have three The 2011 Bruins ran the table in conference play, going 10-0 and allowing just two children, Matteo (8), Malea (6) and Marco (4). goals in those 10 games. Salcedo, who earned his 100th career victory when UCLA clinched the conference title on Nov. 4, was named the Pac-12's Coach of the Year. The Bruins then capped off the 2011 season with a long run in the NCAA Tournament Coach Salcedo's Year-By-Year Record (2004-13) that culminated in the school's 13th berth in the NCAA College Cup. Overall Pac-12 Pac-12 NCAA The 2010 Bruins won 16 games and advanced to the NCAA quarterfi nals for the Year Record Record Finish Finish second consecutive year. In 2009, Salcedo's Bruins won their second-straight Pac-10 Championship, and placed two players on the All-America team. Additionally, a school 2004 14-4-2 (.750) 6-2-0 (.750) 1st T-9th record-tying fi ve players were selected in the MLS SuperDraft at the conclusion of 2005 12-5-3 (.675) 7-1-2 (.800) 1st T-17th the season. In 2008, Salcedo guided UCLA to the Pac-10 Championship and was 2006 14-6-4 (.667) 4-3-3 (.550) 4th 2nd named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year for the second time in his tenure. 2007 9-9-3 (.500) 4-4-2 (.500) T-2nd T-17th Salcedo's 2007 team extended UCLA's post-season appearance streak to 25 consecu- 2008 10-5-6 (.619) 7-1-2 (.800) 1st T-33rd tive years, advancing to the NCAA second round. The Bruins, who fi nished with a 9-9-3 record, scored in the classroom, 2009 12-4-4 (.700) 5-1-4 (.700) 1st T-5th with 24 of 30 team members making 2010 16-5-1 (.750) 8-2-0 (.800) 2nd T-5th the Director's Honor Roll during the 2011 18-4-2 (.792) 10-0-0 (1.000) 1st T-3rd school year. 2012 13-3-3 (.763) 8-1-1 (.850) 1st T-17th The 2006 Bruins faced an uphill 2013 12-3-5 (.725) 6-1-3 (.750) 2nd T-9th battle with injuries to several start- ers throughout the season, but they Overall Totals: 130-48-33 (.694) fought through the adversity and ended a successful post-season run Pac-12 Totals: 65-16-17 (.750) in the title game with a fi nal season record of 14-6-4. Career Highlights In 2005, Salcedo's Bruins recorded a As a Coach 12-5-3 record and ranked amongst the best in the nation in team defense, • Asst. coach of UCLA's 2002 NCAA Championship team and head coach of allowing just 14 goals and posting a team goals against average of 0.67. UCLA's 2006 NCAA fi nalist squad and 2011 semifi nalist squad The Bruins also captured the Pac-10 • Has coached UCLA to eight Pac-12 Titles as an assistant coach or head coach title for the fourth year in a row and (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) earned a No. 5 seeding in the NCAA Tournament. • 2008, 2011 and 2012 Pac-12 Coach of theYear; 2004 Pac-10 Co-Coach of theYear During his fi rst season, Salcedo earned • Signed the No. 1 recruiting classes in the nation in 2014, 2013, 2010, 2006 & 2004 Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year honors after leading UCLA to its third-straight As a Player conference title. His Bruins ended the regular season ranked No. 3 by • As a freshman, scored the deciding penalty kick in the 1990 NCAA Champion- Soccer America and advanced to the ship game to give UCLA its second national title third round of the NCAA Tournament, where they fi nished the year with a • 1993 fi rst-team NSCAA All-American 14-4-2 record. • Five-year Major League Soccer veteran Salcedo was UCLA's assistant coach • U.S. National Team member from 2001-03 and helped lead the Bruins to the 2002 NCAA Champion- • Played in the Mexican First Division with F.C. Morelia ship and to two Pac-10 team championships. In 2002, he served as acting head coach 1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 3 Coaching Staff Nick Leonard Phil Carlin-Voigt Griffin Marfuggi Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper/Asst.