San Jose State Spartans men's soccer

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 Mountain West athletic conference of NCAA Division I.Division I – San Jose, CA | San Jose State University on ncaa.com

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

Established in 1927, the team had a 1–3–2 record in their first year, being coached by A.S. Cakebread. 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,USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF 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.

Players

Current roster Men's soccer roster at sjsuspartans.com

Players in the pros SJSU players that play / have played at professional levels are:

Nat. Player Teams Ref. Mani Hernandez 1974 San Jose Earthquakes, Detroit Lightning, San Francisco Fog Mani Hernandez career at nasljerseys.comManuel Fonseca HERNANDEZ biography at Olympics.com Tony Suffle 1974 Denver Dynamos, San Jose Earthquakes, Minnesota Kicks Tony Suffle at nasljerseys.comGary St. Clair1975San Jose Earthquakes, San Diego JawsJim Zylker1975San Jose Earthquakes, San Antonio ThunderJohn Smillie1977San Jose Earthquakes, Cincinnati Kids, San Francisco FogPaul Coffee1979Chicago Sting, Philadelphia Fever Ismael Perez 1979 San Jose Earthquakes Easy Perez career at nasljerseys.comPreserving and exhibiting Bay Area soccer history by Don Gagliardi at the Society for American Soccer History (SASH). July 28, 2015 Steve Ryan1979San Jose Earthquakes, Detroit Lightning, New Jersey Rockets Giulio Bernardi 1982 Georgia Generals, Pennsylvania Stoners, Houston Dynamos Guilio Bernardi career at nasljerseys.comC. J. Brown1998Chicago FireIsaias Bardales Jr.2001Los Angeles Galaxy, Puerto Rico IslandersRyan Suarez2001Dallas Burn, Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USAFrank Sanfilippo2004Rochester Raging Rhinos, Carolina RailHawks, Tampa Bay RowdiesAndriy Budnyi2006Obolon Kyiv, Carolina RailHawks, Syracuse Silver KnightsJunior Burgos2012Toronto FC, Atlanta Silverbacks, El Salvador national teamEnrique Montano2015Louisville City, Tulsa RoughnecksNedin Tucaković2017NK Podgrmeč, FK SarajevoProfile - LinkedInBeau Leroux2025San Jose Earthquakes

Coaches

Current staff

Source: Position Name Head coach Simon Tobin Assoc. head coach Jesus Sanchez Assist. coach Jamie Reid Assist. coach Marcos Oliveira

Coaching history Source:

# Nat. Name Seas. Tenure 1 A.S. Cakebread 4 1927–30 12–14–4 2 Charles L. Walker 5 1931–35 10–29–4 3 H.C. McDonald 4 1936–39 26–15–9 4 Gordon Maybury 2 1940–41 11–0–4 5 Roy Diedericksen 1 1942 6–0–0 6 Julius Menendez 36 1954–89 295–205–45 7 Gary St. Clair24 1990–2013 217–211–41 8 Simon Tobin 12 2014–present 75–86–13

Notes

Team statistics

Records Source:

Top scorers

# Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Ismael Perez 2001 Inductees at sjsuspartans.com. 3 Aug 2018 75 1975–78 2 Mani Hernandez 68 1968–69, 713 Giulio Bernardi 64 1978–81 4 Al Korbus Revisiting the 1961 National Champs By Ryan Kuhnat at The Guardsman. 8 Nov 2011 49 1963–64 5 Jim Zylker 47 1971–72

Most assistances # Nat. Player Assist. Tenure 1 Joe Pimentel 33 1979–82 2 Mani Hernandez 29 1968–69, 713 Giulio Bernardi 27 1978–81 4 Jim Zylker 26 1971–72 5 Tony Suffle 25 1970–73

NCAA appearances SJSU's appearances in NCAA D-I tournament are listed below:Division I Men's Soccer Championships Records Book (1959–2016) at ncaa.org

SeasonStageRivalRes.Score 1963 First round San Francisco L 0–2 1964 First round Air Force W 5–2 Quarterfinals Saint Louis L 0–5 1966 First round San Francisco L 1–2 1967 First round San Francisco W 4–3 Quarterfinals Saint Louis L 3–4 1968 Second round UCLA W 3–1 Quarterfinals Air Force W 1–0 Semifinals Maryland L 3–41969 Second round Air Force W 1–0 Quarterfinals San Francisco L 1–3 1970 Second round Denver L 1–2 1971 Second round San Francisco L 2–3 1972 Second round Fresno State W 4–0 Quarterfinals UCLA L 1–3 1974 Second round UCLA L 2–3 1976 Second round WashingtonW 4–1 Quarterfinals San Francisco L 0–5 1998 First round Stanford L 2–3 2000 First round Indiana L 0–4 2003 First round California L 0–2

Titles Sources:

Conference Conference Titles Winning years California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1964 Pacific Soccer Conference 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2000, 2003

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