SUFC Team News #6 - Long Beach, CA
On Saturday, Shoreline United FC announced the hiring of Long Beach native Eddie Soto as the club’s first-ever head coach. "I'm extremely humbled to be named Shoreline United FC's first Head Coach." said Soto "As a long time resident of Long Beach, I'm excited and ready to elevate the game in our beautiful city."
One of the most decorated collegiate coaches in the country, Soto is currently Head Coach at Cal State University Dominguez Hills and Servite Catholic High School where he recently led the Friar's to a CIF Division I State Regional Championship and was named CIF Coach of the year.
“I'm excited to work with Soto,” defender and SUFC captain Jeremiya Showe said. “I've heard a lot about him when I was playing in the system. I'm confident that he will bring in a lot of knowledge to the team and hopefully he can bring the winning momentum from CIF and state regionals to help us win the league.”
Soto played professionally in the MLS in '96 for the NY/NJ Metro Stars and in '98 for the San Jose Clash. He went on to become the head Men's Assistant Coach at Cal State University Fullerton from 2001-2004. He then joined the Men's soccer program at UCLA as the Men's Assistant Coach in 2006. During his time with the Bruins, they won four Pac-12 championships ('08, '09, '11 & '12) and appeared in the College Cup twice ('06 & '11).
More of Soto as a player
- 2x Division I All-American at Cal State University Fullerton
- Inducted into CSUF Hall of Fame
- Member of USA Youth U16, U18 & U20 National Teams
- NHB - ’91 McGuire Cup National Champions
More of Soto as a coach
- Head Coach LA Galaxy Academy 2009-2013
- DA National Champions
- Generation Adidas Cup Champions
- Produced 4 Homegrown Pros
- Head Coach United States Soccer Federation 2007-2020
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - ‘19 Paraguay & ’13 Tahiti
- CONCACAF CHAMPIONS - ’17 Bahamas
- Head Coach University of San Francisco
- West Coast Conference Title - '17
- West Coast Conference Coach of The Year - '17
"We feel extremely honored to have Eddie on as our first-ever head coach," SUFC co-founder Willie L. Alexander III said. "Eddie joining our project at such a young stage in our club's life raises the expectations for our players and us as co-founders."