San Jose State Spartans men's soccer

San Jose State Spartans
men's soccer
Founded1927 (1927)[1]
UniversitySan Jose State University
Head coachSimon Tobin [2] (12th. season)
ConferenceMWC
I Division
LocationSan Jose, California, US
StadiumSpartan Soccer Complex
(capacity: ~1,560 [3])
NicknameSpartans
ColorsGold, white, and blue[4]
     
Home
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 Mountain West athletic conference[5] of NCAA Division I.[6]

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

Players in the pros

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

Nat. Player Pro Teams Ref.
United StatesMani Hernandez1974San Jose Earthquakes, Detroit Lightning, San Francisco Fog[10][11]
United StatesTony Suffle1974Denver Dynamos, San Jose Earthquakes, Minnesota Kicks[12]
United States Gary St. Clair 1975 San Jose Earthquakes, San Diego Jaws [13]
United States Jim Zylker 1975 San Jose Earthquakes, San Antonio Thunder [14]
Scotland John Smillie 1977 San Jose Earthquakes, Cincinnati Kids, San Francisco Fog [15]
United States Paul Coffee 1979 Chicago Sting, Philadelphia Fever [16]
United StatesIsmael Perez1979San Jose Earthquakes[17][18]
United States Steve Ryan 1979 San Jose Earthquakes, Detroit Lightning, New Jersey Rockets [19]
United StatesGiulio Bernardi1982Georgia Generals, Pennsylvania Stoners, Houston Dynamos[20]
United States C. J. Brown 1998 Chicago Fire [21]
United States Isaias Bardales Jr. 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy, Puerto Rico Islanders [22]
United States Ryan Suarez 2001 Dallas Burn, Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA [23]
United States Frank Sanfilippo 2004 Rochester Raging Rhinos, Carolina RailHawks, Tampa Bay Rowdies [24]
Ukraine Andriy Budnyi 2006 Obolon Kyiv, Carolina RailHawks, Syracuse Silver Knights [25]
El Salvador Junior Burgos 2012 Toronto FC, Atlanta Silverbacks, El Salvador national team [26]
United States Enrique Montano 2015 Louisville City, Tulsa Roughnecks [27]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedin Tucaković 2017 NK Podgrmeč, FK Sarajevo [28]
United States Beau Leroux 2025 San Jose Earthquakes [29]

Coaches

Current staff

As of 23 December 2025

Source:[2]

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

Coaching history

Source:[30]

As of December 2025
# Nat. Name Seas. Tenure Rec.
1 A.S. Cakebread41927–3012–14–4
2 Charles L. Walker51931–3510–29–4
3 United StatesH.C. McDonald41936–3926–15–9
4 EnglandGordon Maybury21940–4111–0–4
5 United StatesRoy Diedericksen119426–0–0
6 United StatesJulius Menendez361954–89295–205–45
7 United StatesGary St. Clair241990–2013217–211–41
8 EnglandSimon Tobin122014–present75–86–13 [n 1]
Notes
  1. ↑ Statistics as of 2024 season.

Team statistics

Records

Source:[1]

key
  •   – member of the SJSU Athletics Hall of Fame

NCAA appearances

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

Key
Season Stage Rival Res. Score
1963First roundSan FranciscoL0–2
1964First roundAir ForceW5–2
QuarterfinalsSaint LouisL0–5
1966First roundSan FranciscoL1–2
1967First roundSan FranciscoW4–3
QuarterfinalsSaint LouisL3–4
1968Second roundUCLAW3–1
QuarterfinalsAir ForceW1–0
SemifinalsMarylandL3–4
1969Second roundAir ForceW1–0
QuarterfinalsSan FranciscoL1–3
1970Second roundDenverL1–2
1971Second roundSan FranciscoL2–3
1972Second roundFresno StateW4–0
QuarterfinalsUCLAL1–3
1974Second roundUCLAL2–3
1976Second roundWashingtonW4–1
QuarterfinalsSan FranciscoL0–5
1998First roundStanfordL2–3
2000First roundIndianaL0–4
2003First roundCaliforniaL0–2

Titles

Sources:[1][7]

Conference

Conference Titles Winning years
California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference
5
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1964
Pacific Soccer Conference
7
1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
2
2000, 2003

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. ↑ Mani Hernandez career at nasljerseys.com
  11. ↑ Manuel Fonseca HERNANDEZ biography at Olympics.com
  12. ↑ Tony Suffle at nasljerseys.com
  13. ↑ "NASL-Gary St. Clair". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  14. ↑ "NASL-Jim Zylker". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  15. ↑ "NASL-John Smillie". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  16. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1982". homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  17. ↑ Easy Perez career at nasljerseys.com
  18. ↑ Preserving and exhibiting Bay Area soccer history by Don Gagliardi at the Society for American Soccer History (SASH). July 28, 2015
  19. ↑ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  20. ↑ Guilio Bernardi career at nasljerseys.com
  21. ↑ "CJ Brown Bio". CJ Brown Foundation. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  22. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes 2011 Media Guide" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  23. ↑ "Ryan Suarez Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  24. ↑ "Frank Sanfilippo Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  25. ↑ "Charlotte Eagles Sign Ukrainian Forward Andriy Budnyy". OurSports Central. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  26. ↑ "Efrain Burgos, Jr. - SJSUSpartans.com - Official Web Site of San Jose State Athletics". www.sjsuspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  27. ↑ FC, Tulsa Roughnecks (2018-03-01). "Roughnecks Sign USL Veteran Defender Montano". Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  28. ↑ Profile - LinkedIn
  29. ↑ "SJSU's Leroux Selected by San Jose Earthquakes in Second Round of MLS Draft". SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  30. ↑ "San Jose State Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). 2025.
  31. ↑ 2001 Inductees at sjsuspartans.com. 3 Aug 2018
  32. ↑ Revisiting the 1961 National Champs By Ryan Kuhnat at The Guardsman. 8 Nov 2011
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