Lou Sagastume

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Lou Sagastume
Personal information
Full name Luis Sagastume
Place of birth Guatemala
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1967 San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1969 Oakland Clippers 0 (0)
1975 San Antonio Thunder 9 (0)
Managerial career
1964–1974 St. Ignatius Wildcats
1967–1968 San Francisco Dons (assistant)
1974–1976 Chico State Wildcats (assistant)
1975 San Antonio Thunder
1977–1978 St. Ignatius Wildcats
1977–1978 San Francisco State Gators
1979–2006 Air Force Falcons
2007– St. Mary's Pirates
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis "Lou" Sagastume is a retired Guatemalan-American soccer player who spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and coached at the youth, collegiate and professional levels. He was the head coach of the Air Force Falcons for 28 years before retiring in 2009

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Youth

While born in Guatemala, Sagastume grew up in northern California and graduated from Lincoln High School. He attended the University of San Francisco where he was a midfielder on the men's soccer team from 1964 to 1967. He was team captain his junior and senior seasons and was a 1966 Second Team All American, the same year the Dons won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. [1] He graduated in 1968 and was inducted into the Dons Hall of Fame in 1974. [2]

Professional

In 1968, the Oakland Clippers of the North American Soccer League signed Sagastume, but he saw no first team games during his two seasons with them. In 1975, he became a player-coach with the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL.

Coach

In 1964, Sagastume began his coaching career as the head coach of the St. Ignatius College Preparatory boys' soccer team. In 1967, Sagastume became the head coach of the University of San Francisco junior varsity soccer team. Over two seasons, the Dons JV team ran to a 30–2 record. In 1974, he moved to Cal State Chico as an assistant coach and remained there for four seasons. In 1975, he was a player-coach with the San Antonio Thunder of the North American Soccer League. In 1977, he returned to St. Ignatius to coach the boys' team for two more seasons. In 1978, while he was coaching St. Ignatius, San Francisco State hired Sagastume as head coach of the men's soccer team. Over two seasons, his teams went 22–8. In 1980, he became the head coach of the United States Air Force Academy men's soccer team. He compiled a 303–196–43 with the Falcons before retiring on April 10, 2007. [3] In the fall of 2007, he became the coach of the St. Mary's High School soccer team. [4]

In 2009, Sagastume was inducted into the San Francisco State Gators Hall of Fame. [5]

Sagastume was named to the West Coast Conference Wall of Honor in December 2023. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "1966 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. ↑ USF Dons Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ Air Force Men's Soccer Coach Lou Sagastume Announces Retirement
  4. ↑ Sagastume takes over St. Mary's boys' soccer
  5. ↑ Gator Sports Hall of Fame Welcomes 2009 Class
  6. ↑ "2024 Hall of Honor - Luis Sagastume, San Francisco". WCCSports.com. West Coast Conference . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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