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Jose Lopez
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- Volunteer Assistant Coach
UCLA Hall of Famer Jose Lopez returns to the men's soccer staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2018 season, having previously served in the same role from 1995-2007.ย
In 1993, Lopez became the first-ever soccer player to be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.ย
He was a four-year letterwinner from 1970-73 and two-time team captain who led his teams to NCAA Championship games in 1970, 1972, and 1973 and to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1971. His 1970 and 1973 teams held undefeated regular season records, and his teams never lost a home game in his four years as a Bruin.ย
After earning two all-conference honors and being selected to play in the 1973 Senior Bowl, Lopez became the No. 1 draft pick in professional soccer by the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League in 1974. In his rookie season, he helped the Aztecs win the NASL title, and in his second year he was selected Aztecs' Midfielder of the Year. Lopez has played with and against soccer legends like Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and George Best.
Lopez also played three years on the Bruin baseball team and was a placekicker on the 1969 freshman football team.ย
A 1973 graduate (B.A. in Spanish) of UCLA, Lopez previously served as a volunteer assistant for the Bruins from 1995-2007 and aided the program with video from 1987-1994. He taught AP Spanish Language and Literature at Santa Monica High School for many years after his playing days.
In 1993, Lopez became the first-ever soccer player to be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.ย
He was a four-year letterwinner from 1970-73 and two-time team captain who led his teams to NCAA Championship games in 1970, 1972, and 1973 and to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1971. His 1970 and 1973 teams held undefeated regular season records, and his teams never lost a home game in his four years as a Bruin.ย
After earning two all-conference honors and being selected to play in the 1973 Senior Bowl, Lopez became the No. 1 draft pick in professional soccer by the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League in 1974. In his rookie season, he helped the Aztecs win the NASL title, and in his second year he was selected Aztecs' Midfielder of the Year. Lopez has played with and against soccer legends like Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and George Best.
Lopez also played three years on the Bruin baseball team and was a placekicker on the 1969 freshman football team.ย
A 1973 graduate (B.A. in Spanish) of UCLA, Lopez previously served as a volunteer assistant for the Bruins from 1995-2007 and aided the program with video from 1987-1994. He taught AP Spanish Language and Literature at Santa Monica High School for many years after his playing days.
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