Margueritte Aozasa (born May 17, 1990) is an American college soccer coach who is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team. She led UCLA to the 2022 national championship, and was named the 2022 United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 17, 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Piscataway, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UCLA (coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Santa Clara | 77 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | United States U16 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Stanford (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | UCLA | ||
| 2023 | United States U23 | ||
Early life
editAozasa was born in Piscataway, New Jersey,[2] and was raised in Mountain View, California.[3] She attended Los Altos High School.[4]
Playing career
editAozasa played college soccer at Santa Clara from 2008 to 2011.[2]
Aozasa represented the United States under-16 team in 2006.[5]
Coaching career
editAfter serving as an assistant coach at Stanford,[6] Aozasa was hired as the head coach at UCLA on December 29, 2021.[7] She led UCLA to the 2022 national championship,[8] and was named the United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year.[9] Following the 2022 season, Aozasa signed a contract equation with UCLA.[10]
In 2023, Aozasa coached the United States under-23 team.[11]
Personal life
editShe married her husband Mykell Bates in December 2021.[12]
In 2022, Aozasa became the first Asian American woman coach to win the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[12]
Honors
editUCLA Bruins
- Pac-12 Championship: 2023
Individual
College head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins (Pac-12) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | UCLA | 22–2–1 | 9–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Championship | ||||
| 2023 | UCLA | 16–2–1 | 10–0–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| UCLA: | 38–4–2 (.886) | ||||||||
| Total: | 38–4–2 (.886) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "2006 U-16 GNT Player Pool". Archived from the original on 2006-05-21.
- ^ a b "Margueritte Aozasa - 2011 - Women's Soccer". Santa Clara University.
- ^ "Margueritte Aozasa - Women's Soccer Coach". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Q&A: UCLA Women's Head Coach Margueritte Aozasa | NorCal Premier". norcalpremier.com.
- ^ "U.S. U-16 Girl's National Team Holds First Camp of 2006". January 18, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-21.
- ^ "For Margueritte Aozasa, trust remains at the center of UCLA soccer's title defense". Los Angeles Times. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Margueritte Aozasa Hired as UCLA Women's Soccer Head Coach". UCLA.
- ^ "UCLA Wins 2022 Women's National Championship Under First Year Head Coach Margueritte Aozasa – College Soccer News". December 6, 2022.
- ^ Coaches, United Soccer. "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced | United Soccer Coaches".
- ^ Royer, Benjamin (December 13, 2022). "Coach Margueritte Aozasa Signs Extension With UCLA Women's Soccer". Sports Illustrated UCLA Bruins News, Analysis and More.
- ^ "23 Players Called Up To U.S. U-23 Women's Youth National Team Roster For Thorns Preseason Tournament In Portland, Oregon | U.S. Soccer Official Website". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ a b "On Her Front Foot". UCLA.