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Andres Ochoa enters his sixth season on the UCLA men's soccer coaching staff in 2025. During his tenure, the Bruins have gone 42-31-15 overall and made four trips to the NCAA Tournament.
In 2024 UCLA entered the Big Ten Conference and Jorden led the Bruins to a 7-6-6 overall mark, and the NCAA Tournament for the fourth year in a row. The Bruins played an immensely difficult schedule in 2024, with UCLA playing 12 of their 19 games against teams ranked or receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll rankings. Highlights from the year included a 2-1 win at home over No. 2 Ohio State (it was Ohio Stateโs only loss of the regular season),and a 6-0 neutral site win over receiving votes Maryland in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
The Bruins had another strong season in 2023, finishing 9-4-5, won the Pac-12 title in the league's final season, and reached the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA earned the 2023 Pac-12 title in dominant fashion, going undefeated with a 6-0-4 record en route to their first conference title under head coach Ryan Jorden, the programโs first since 2012, and the teamโs eighth overall Pac-10/12 title. Six Bruins were placed on the Pac-12 end-of-season honorees list with Tucker Lepley named to the first team, and Jose Contell, Jack Sarkos, and Tommy Silva each earned second team honors. To conclude the season two Bruins, Grayson Doody (1st round - 10th overall to CF Montreal) and Tucker Lepley (3rd round - 62nd overall), were selected in the MLS Super Draft, while Tommy Silva signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake.ย
In 2022, UCLA went 12-7-1 and reached the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. The Bruins limited their opponents to one goal or fewer in 10 consecutive games from Sept. 15 to Oct. 29, the program's longest such streak since 2005. Overall, the Bruins held their opponents to one goal or under in all but four contests. Nationally, UCLA ranked among the elite in fewest fouls per game (9.3, 10th), save percentage (.780, 23rd), assists (33, 40th), and goals against average (1.00, 40th). Highlights from the season included a win on the road at No. 12 Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Second Round, the program's first unbeaten trip to the Bay Area Pac-12 schools since 2013, and a season-high five goals against Liberty on Sept. 2. Six Bruins were cited on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team, including Second Team honors for Jose Sosa and Tommy Silva.ย
Ochoa's first full season at UCLA (fall 2021) saw the team post an 11-7-1 overall record and secure an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins' 11 victories were an eight-win improvement over the 2020-21 season, representing the largest year-to-year turnaround in modern program history. The Bruins had several high-water marks over the course of the year โ including a win over then-No. 1 Oregon State on Nov. 7 and a dramatic golden goal against UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the NCAA Tourney โ and eventually reached the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015.ย
Ochoa arrived in Westwood in February 2021, helping the Bruins navigate the 2020-21 campaign which was shortened and moved to spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.ย
He spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons as an assistant coach at Pacific. Between the conclusion of the 2019 season and his arrival in Westwood, he completed his masterโs degree and played professionally in Italy and Mexico.
The Guadalajara, Mexico native was a volunteer assistant coach on Ryan Jordenโs staff at Pacific in 2018, and played under Jorden from 2014-17.
During the duoโs one season together on the sideline in Stockton, Pacific posted a 12-5-2 overall record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Ochoa was promoted to assistant coach before the 2019 campaign, serving as an instrumental figure in the transition to a new coaching staff.
A four-year starter as a student-athlete at Pacific, he finished his career with 72 career appearances and 18 points (3 goals, 12 assists). Two of his three collegiate goals were game-winners, including a double-overtime golden goal against Loyola Marymount in 2017. Ochoa helped the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament berths as a player before helping Pacific return to the postseason for the third consecutive time as a coach in 2018.
After earning his B.A. at Pacific, he completed his M.A. in sport management and coaching at the Soccer Management Institute in Rome in 2020.
While in Rome, he also played with ASD Aranova in the Eccellenza league. During his club career, he has also made stops with FC Wichita in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the Portland Timbers U-23s in the Premier Development League (PDL), and Atlético Capitalino FC in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.
