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San Antonio College 7 Miguel Hernandez F 5-7 Jr. Long Beach Cabrillo HS Cerritos College 8 Jordan Payne F 5-10 So. Georgetown, Canada Christ the King HS Cal State Bakersfield 9 Rosario Bras F 5-10 Sr. Guadalupe Righetti HS Allan Hancock College 10 Erik Vargas MF 5-8 Sr. Chula Vista Hilltop HS 11 Antti Arvola F 5-9 Sr. Espoo, Finland University of New Hampshire 12 Daniel Rodriguez D 5-3 Jr. Oxnard Pacifica HS Santa Barbara CC 13 Isaac Briviesca D 5-10 Jr. Oceano Arroyo Grande HS Allan Hancock College 14 Luis Trujillo F 5-8 Fr. Norwalk Santa Fe HS 15 Juan Ochoa MF 5-8 Jr. Paramount Paramount HS Cerritos College 16 Halil Tozar F 5-9 So. Berlin, Germany Sportsgymnasium Nova Southeastern University 17 Ricardo Sandoval MF 6-0 Sr. Bakersfield Stockdale HS Taft College 18 Sebastian Luhr MF 5-10 So. Langenhorn, Germany Hermann-Tast Schule Hawaii Pacific 19 Christhian Reyes D 5-11 Jr. Santa Rosa Santa Rosa HS Santa Rosa JC 20 Adam Hughes F 6-1 So. Salt Lake City, UT Brighton HS 21 Aaron McCollum MF 5-10 Jr. Vacaville Will C. Wood HS 22 Erick Escobedo MF 5-7 Sr. Bell Gardens Bell Gardens HS Cal State Fullerton 23 Dane Nielsen D 6-1 So. Sandy, UT Brighton HS 24 John Hanna D 5-9 Fr. Orange El Modena HS 25 Joshua Cortez MF 5-7 Fr. Santa Maria Pioneer Valley HS 26 Troy Dumlao MF 5-8 Fr. Fullerton Fullerton Union HS 27 Tyler Perez F 5-8 Fr. Santee Santana HS 28 Pablo Nunez D 5-8 Jr. Lancaster Eastside HS Taft College 29 Carlos Alvarez GK 5-10 So. Fresno Fresno City College 30 Silvano Lopez D 5-11 Jr. Livermore Granada HS Las Positas College 31 Shane Panther MF 5-11 Jr. Louisville, KY Palo Verde HS UNLV 32 Juan Alvarado MF 5-5 Fr. Bakersfield Golden Valley HS Head Coach: Chris Chamides (10th year at CSULA) Assistant Coaches: Michael Jacobson, Claine Plummer, Fabian Sandoval 2012 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Jesse Owens Track Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. James M. Rosser Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Sports Information Director Paul Helms Credits: The 2012 Men’s SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 Soccer media guide was Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 designed and edited by Paul Head Coach Chris Chamides Helms and Brendan Dally. Alma Mater, Year Lafayette College, 1992 Dr. James M. Rosser Dr. Dan Bridges Assistant Coaches Michael Jacobson University President Director of Athletics Soccer Office Phone 323-343-3089 2012 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Men’s Soccer 2 HEAD COA ch After guiding the Golden Eagles to their first NCAA Division II West Region title since 1981 and their first California Collegiate Athletic Association title since 1992 in a monumental 2011 campaign, Chris Chamides returns for his 10th season as the head coach of the men’s soccer program at Cal State L.A. Chamides has turned around a program that had not produced a winning record since 1996 prior to his arrival and transformed the Golden Eagles into one of the top programs in the nation. He has led the Golden Eagles to a 104-58-23 overall record in his first nine years and became the program’s all-time wins leader last season. Cal State L.A. is 79-32-18 with five trips to the CCAA Championship Tournament and four appearances in the NCAA playoffs in the past six years. Chamides has guided the Golden Eagles into the regional championship match in all four NCAA appearances and led the team to No. 1 national rankings during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Chamides, who has vast experience in both Major League Soccer (MLS) and NCAA soccer, has earned six Coach of the Year awards in his nine years at Cal State L.A. Cal State L.A. has collected 36 All-CCAA, 22 All-West Region and seven All-America awards during Chamides’ tenure. That total includes two CCAA Player of the Year awards, two CCAA Freshman of the Year awards and two CCAA Newcomer of the Year awards. Cal State L.A. also earned its first CoSIDA Academic All-America award in men’s soccer last year. Chamides was named the CCAA Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year for the third time in 2011 after guiding the Golden Eagles to one of the best seasons in the program’s history. Cal State L.A. compiled a 15-2-6 overall record and finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Chamides guided the Golden Eagles to their first national top-10 finish in 20 years and their third top-15 finish in the past four years. The Golden Eagles were 10-1-5 in conference play in 2011 while owning the conference’s best regular-season record. Cal Chris Chamides State L.A. then knocked off tournament host Cal State Stanislaus, 2-1, and North Division champion Chico State, 2-0, to capture its first conference tournament title and the fifth CCAA championship in the program’s history. Head Coach Chamides then directed the Golden Eagles past Chico State in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs before an exciting 3-2 win over Seattle Pacific in the West Region championship match. Making their first national quarterfinal appearance since Chamides Quick Facts 1981, the Golden Eagles fell at the home of the eventual national champion, Fort Lewis, in Colorado. Chamides led the Golden Eagles to a 9-7-1 overall record in 2010 and to the brink of a fifth straight trip to the four-team CCAA Championship Tournament. Cal State L.A. was ranked No. 1 in the nation for two weeks early in the season before a Overall Record rash of injuries slowed the team down. 104-58-23 (9 Seasons) It was a solid follow-up to a historic season in 2009 when Chamides led the Golden Eagles to an 18-4-1 overall record and to the CCAA South Division championship. Cal State L.A. earned its first-ever No. 1 national ranking during the season and CCAA Coach of the Year earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II West Region. The Golden Eagles were ranked seventh in the nation in the last regular-season poll. The 18 wins were the second-most in the program’s history and the most since 1981. Chamides earned 3 (2004, 2009, 2011) his second CCAA Coach of the Year in men’s soccer in the process. Cal State L.A. hosted the NCAA Division II West Regional and beat Cal State San Bernardino, 5-3, in an exciting semi-final Region Coach of the Year contest before dropping a tough 1-0 decision to Cal State Dominguez Hills in the championship match. 1 (2006) The Golden Eagles had a program record four All-Americans in 2009, while six players earned All-CCAA honors and four players earned All-West Region honors. Cal State L.A. also had a player earn CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honors for the first time. CCAA Tournament Appearances The Golden Eagles recorded a 13-5-4 overall record in 2008 and were ranked 14th in the nation in the final NSCAA poll. 5 (06, 07, 08, 09, 11) Cal State L.A. was ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation during the regular season and spent the last nine weeks rated in the national Top-25. The Golden Eagles were 9-3-2 in conference play and advanced to the CCAA Championship Tournament for a third straight NCAA Tournament Appearances year. Cal State L.A. lost a hard-fought contest to top-seed Sonoma State in the first round, but the Golden Eagles got their 4 (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) revenge in the first round of the NCAA Tournament the next week, ousting Sonoma State on penalty kicks to advance to the regional championship game. CCAA Division Titles In 2007, Cal State L.A. posted an 11-6-4 record and recorded its second straight winning season for the first time since 1993-94. 3 (2006, 2009, 2011) It was an impressive follow-up to the sensational 2006 season when the Golden Eagles enjoyed their best year since 1992 and finished the campaign ranked 18th in the nation. Cal State L.A.