Ryan Jorden

Last updated
Ryan Jorden
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UCLA Bruins
Conference Big Ten Conference
Biographical details
Born (1973-04-11) April 11, 1973 (age 50) [1]
Santa Barbara, California [1]
Alma mater Westmont College
Playing career
1991–1994 Westmont College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1999 Oregon State (assistant)
2000–2007 Westmont College (assistant)
2008–2012 Cal Baptist
2014–2018 Pacific
2019– UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall108–82–19 (.562)
Tournaments3–2–1 (.583)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
WCC Co-Coach of the Year: 2016

Ryan A. Jorden (born April 11, 1973) is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the UCLA Bruins men's soccer program. Jorden had previously coached the Pacific Tigers and the California Baptist University Lancers programs. Jorden, known for his coaching ability at California Baptist University transferred to UCLA. [2]

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Career

Playing

Ryan Jorden played four seasons of college soccer for Westmont College, from 1991 until 1994. With Westmont, the Warriors made two NAIA appearances. [3]

Coaching

On April 29, 2019, Jorden was announced as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's soccer program. [4] [3] This hiring came following the resignation and indictment of previous head coach Jorge Salcedo for his alleged participation in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal. [5]

Coaching record

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cal Baptist (Pac-West)(2008–2012)
2008 Cal Baptist 7–8–33–5–2
2009 Cal Baptist 5–7–44–5–1
2010 Cal Baptist 15–5–08–2–0
2011 Cal Baptist 17–5–110–2–0
2012 Cal Baptist 16–5–210–3–1
Cal Baptist:60–30–10 (.650)35–17–4 (.661)
Pacific (WCC)(2014–2018)
2014 Pacific 3–15–01–6–07th
2015 Pacific 1–15–10–6–18th
2016 Pacific 13–4–24–1–22nd NCAA Second Round
2017 Pacific 13–4–24–2–12nd NCAA Second Round
2018 Pacific 12–5–25–2–02nd NCAA Second Round
Pacific:42–43–7 (.495)14–17–4 (.457)
UCLA (Pac-12)(2019–present)
2019 UCLA 6–9–32–6–25th
2020 UCLA 3–7–22–6–25th
2021 UCLA 8–6–13–4–1
UCLA:17–22–6 (.417)7–16–5 (.300)
Total:108–82–20 (.562)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ryan A. Jorden". California Birth Index. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. "Ryan Jorden - Men's Soccer Coach". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. 1 2 "UCLA Names Ryan Jorden New Head Men's Soccer Coach". uclabruins.com. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. Linesburgh, Scott. "Men's soccer coach Ryan Jorden leaving Pacific to take UCLA job". recordnet.com. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  5. Piechowski, Joe (2019-03-12). "UCLA Men's Soccer Coach Jorge Salcedo Indicted in Latest Admissions Scandal". Bruins Nation. Retrieved 2019-03-21.