| Todd Salda?a |
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Head Coach
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| Experience:
Second Year
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| Alma Mater:
Columbia State ('97)
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Todd Salda?a made his 1999 return to the UCLA men’s soccer program a successful one, taking the Bruins to the 1999 College Cup and earning NSCAA Far West Coach of the Year honors in his first season as head coach.
Salda?a, who was an assistant coach for the Bruin men from 1989 to 1995, replaced his one-time mentor Sigi Schmid in May of 1999, becoming just the fifth coach in the program’s 32 years under NCAA status. Salda?a was also the interim head coach from December 1993 to August 1994 while Schmid took a leave of absence from UCLA to be the assistant coach of the U.S. World Cup Team.
In 1999, Salda?a led his veteran team to the MPSF Pacific Division title with a perfect 7-0 league record and to the national semifinals before losing in quadruple overtime to eventual national champion Indiana. Salda?a also coached Sasha Victorine to the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award, the first-ever awarded to a UCLA player.
In his previous tenure as an assistant coach, Salda?a’s teams made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament, won the 1990 National Championship, reached the 1994 Final Four and made quarterfinal appearances in 1989, 1991 and 1992.
During his time at UCLA, Salda?a has coached current U.S. National Team members Brad Friedel, Frankie Hejduk, Cobi Jones, Eddie Lewis, Joe-Max Moore, Ante Razov and Greg Vanney, as well as 17 Major League Soccer players.
In 1998, Salda?a coached the UCLA women’s soccer team to its second consecutive Pac-10 title and third NCAA tournament bid. He led the Bruins to the second-best record in school history in 1998 (17-4-1).
Prior to his stint with the UCLA women’s team, Salda?a coached the Loyola Marymount men’s team to a 6-9-1 record and a school-record for conference wins in 1997. In 1995 and 1996, he was the head men’s and women’s coach at Cal Poly Pomona, where he was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Coach of the Year in 1995 and Men’s Coach of the Year in 1996.
Salda?a, who holds a USSF “A” Coaching License, was the Under-16 State head coach for the Olympic Development Program. He has assisted on the Under-17 and Under-18 Boys’ National teams.
In addition to his coaching accomplishments, Salda?a had an excellent playing career. As a high school senior in 1980, he was the 11th player drafted overall by the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League. He played professionally in the NASL from 1980 to 1984, winning the 1983 NASL Championship as well as the 1985 ASL Championship. After playing for the Aztecs from 1980-81, Salda?a played for San Jose in ’82, Tulsa from ’82-84 and in the American Soccer League for Ft. Lauderdale from ’84-86.
Salda?a played on various national teams starting at age 15. He was a member of the Under-20 National team which in 1981 became the first U.S. team to qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Salda?a was a two-time All-American midfielder at South Torrance High school. He received his B.A. in Psychology in June of 1997 from Columbia State University. Salda?a is a native of Redondo Beach and was born on January 15, 1962. He and his wife Denise currently live in El Segundo with their four daughters Adeline, 6, Grace, 4, and two-year old twins Dominique and Antoinette.
SALDA?A'S COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER
| Year | School | Record | Win Pct. |
| 1995 | Cal Poly Pomona (M) | 6-10-2 | .389 |
| 1995 | Cal Poly Pomona (W) | 3-14-0 | .176 |
| 1996 | Cal Poly Pomona (M) | 6-12-0 | .333 |
| 1996 | Cal Poly Pomona (W) | 11-7-2 | .600 |
| 1997 | LMU (M) | 6-9-1 | .406 |
| 1998 | UCLA (W) | 17-4-1 | .795 |
| 1999 | UCLA (M) | 19-3-0 | .864 |
| Career Record (M) | 37-34-3 | .520 |
| Career Record (W) | 31-25-3 | .551 |
(M) - MEN, (W)- WOMEN
