• Source: Margueritte Aozasa

    • 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.


    Early life


    Aozasa was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was raised in Mountain View, California. She attended Los Altos High School.


    Playing career


    Aozasa played college soccer at Santa Clara from 2008 to 2011.
    Aozasa represented the United States under-16 team in 2006.


    Coaching career


    After serving as an assistant coach at Stanford, Aozasa was hired as the head coach at UCLA on December 29, 2021. She led UCLA to the 2022 national championship, and was named the United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year. Following the 2022 season, Aozasa signed a contract equation with UCLA.
    In 2023, Aozasa coached the United States under-23 team.


    Personal life


    She married her husband Mykell Bates in December 2021.
    In 2022, Aozasa became the first Asian American woman coach to win the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.


    Honors


    UCLA Bruins

    NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2022
    Pac-12 Championship: 2023
    Individual

    United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: 2022


    College head coaching record




    References




    External links


    Santa Clara bio
    UCLA bio

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