San Jose State Spartans men's soccer

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San Jose State Spartans
men's soccer
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Founded1927;98 years ago (1927) [1]
University San Jose State University
Head coachSimon Tobin [2] (12th. season)
Conference WAC
I Division
Location San Jose, California
StadiumSpartan Soccer Complex
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Nickname Spartans
ColorsGold, white, and blue [4]
     
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1998, 2000, 2003
Conference Tournament championships
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2000, 2003

The San Jose State Spartans men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the San Jose State University (SJSU), located in San Jose, California. The team is a member of the Western Athletic athletic conference [5] of NCAA Division I. [6]

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The Spartans' current head coach is Simon Tobin, [2] who is in charge since 2023. [1] The team play their home matches at the Spartan Soccer Complex, which also serves as home venue to the women's team. [3]

Established in 1927, the team had a 1–3–2 record in their first year, being coached by A.S. Cakebread. [1] The program has made fourteen NCAA championship appearances (the most recent in 2003). Championships won include five CISC, seven PSC, and two MPSF conference titles, [7] The Spartans also were six-time finalists of the WAC tournament.

The SJSU men's soccer team went an undefeated 18–0–1 during the 2000 regular season, finishing with a 20–1–1 overall record. The Spartans concluded the regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in the country. The Spartans have also an overall NCAA D1 tournament record of 7–14. [8] [9]

Players

Current roster

As of December 2025 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ronin Axelson
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edgar Guerra
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ruben Flores
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dane Pendleton
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaylob Walker
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Niklas Dossmann
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gilberto Rivera
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angel Fernandez
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cameron Cook
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arnold Matshazi
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angel Iniguez
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordi Tortell
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Nieves
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Fregoso
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angel Gutierrez
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Miliano Suarez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Neo Ruiz
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Guzman
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Javier Lopez
19 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jesper Bakli
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fernando Duarte
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jalen Scott
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samuel Navarrete
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amir Anwary
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Buezo
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmanuel Garcia
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eamon Fakhri
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jorge Arellano
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Farley
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tomislav Jozinovic
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiko Moodie

Records

Source: [1]

key
  •   – member of the SJSU Athletics Hall of Fame

Players in the pros

SJSU players that play / have played at professional levels are:

Nat.PlayerProTeamsRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Ismael Perez1979 San Jose Earthquakes [12] [13]
Flag of the United States.svg Mani Hernandez 1974San Jose Earthquakes, Detroit Lightning, San Francisco Fog [14] [15]
Flag of the United States.svg Giulio Bernardi 1982 Georgia Generals, Pennsylvania Stoners, Houston Dynamos [16]

Coaches

Current staff

As of 23 December 2025

Source: [2]

PositionName
Head coachSimon Tobin
Assoc. head coachJesus Sanchez
Assist. coachJamie Reid
Assist. coachMarcos Oliveira

Coaching history

Source: [17]

As of December 2025
#NameSeas.TenureRec.
1A.S. Cakebread41927–3012–14–4
2Charles L. Walker51931–3510–29–4
3H.C. McDonald41936–3926–15–9
4Gordon Maybury21940–4111–0–4
5Roy Diedericksen119426–0–0
6Julius Menendez361954–89295–205–45
7Gary St. Clair241990–2013217–211–41
8Simon Tobin122014–present75–86–13 [n 1]
Notes
  1. ↑ Statistics as of 2024 season.

Team statistics

NCAA appearances

SJSU's appearances in NCAA D-I tournament are listed below: [9] [1]

Key
SeasonStageRivalRes.Score
1963 First round San Francisco L0–2
1964 First round Air Force W5–2
Quarterfinals Saint Louis L0–5
1966 First roundSan FranciscoL1–2
1967 First roundSan FranciscoW4–3
QuarterfinalsSaint LouisL3–4
1968 Second round UCLA W3–1
QuarterfinalsAir ForceW1–0
Semifinals Maryland L3–4
1969 Second roundAir ForceW1–0
QuarterfinalsSan FranciscoL1–3
1970 Second round Denver L1–2
1971 Second roundSan FranciscoL2–3
1972 Second round Fresno State W4–0
QuarterfinalsUCLAL1–3
1974 Second roundUCLAL2–3
1976 Second round Washington W4–1
QuarterfinalsSan FranciscoL0–5
1998 First round Stanford L2–3
2000 First round Indiana L0–4
2003 First round California L0–2

Titles

Sources: [1]

Conference

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2025 Record Book at sjsuspartans.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 Men's soccer roster at sjsuspartans.com
  3. 1 2 Spartan Soccer Complex
  4. ↑ "San Jose State Athletics Branding Style Guide" (PDF). December 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "MW Expands Sports Sponsorship with the Addition of Men's Soccer and Men's Swimming and Diving in 2026-27" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. October 29, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Division I – San Jose, CA | San Jose State University on ncaa.com
  7. 1 2 USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF
  8. ↑ "San Jose State Men's Soccer Record Book". SJSU Spartans. San Jose State University. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. 1 2 Division I Men's Soccer Championships Records Book (1959–2016) at ncaa.org
  10. ↑ 2001 Inductees at sjsuspartans.com. 3 Aug 2018
  11. ↑ Revisiting the 1961 National Champs By Ryan Kuhnat at The Guardsman. 8 Nov 2011
  12. ↑ Easy Perez career at nasljerseys.com
  13. ↑ Preserving and exhibiting Bay Area soccer history by Don Gagliardi at the Society for American Soccer History (SASH). July 28, 2015
  14. ↑ Mani Hernandez career at nasljerseys.com
  15. ↑ Manuel Fonseca HERNANDEZ biography at Olympics.com
  16. ↑ Guilio Bernardi career at nasljerseys.com
  17. ↑ All-Time Year-By-Year W-L-T Records & Coaching Records
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