S1E12 - The Eddie Soto Episode

Chris and Jordan get to sit down and talk with legendary soccer coach Eddie Soto of Cal State - Dominguez Hills. Eddie's coaching resume well over 20 years of coaching experience, including 17 at the NCAA Division I level. The past four seasons at CSUDH, Eddie Soto has led the Toros to over 30 wins with Soto bringing the Toros back in 2021 and led the Toros to their first 10-win season in four years while reaching the CCAA Championship semifinal. The Toros also cracked the national top 25, reaching as high as 13. 

Prior to Dominguez Hills, Eddie spent time at UCLA as the assistant coach for the men's soccer team. In addition to his duties at UCLA,  Soto also served as the head coach of the U-18 L.A. Galaxy Academy team. He took over a last place Galaxy squad midway through the 2011 season and in just one year led the team to the U.S. Development Academy SoCal division title in 2012. Soto also helped coach the Galaxy U-17s to the 2011 adidas Cup championship and also served as an assistant coach for the U-16 Galaxy Academy team that won the 2011 National Championship.

After 12 years at the helm of the US Beach Soccer National team taking the team to two FIFA beach soccer world cups and one CONCACAF beach soccer title, Eddie returned to coaching one team and is happily residing in Los Angeles coaching Dominguez Hills.

Join the Chalk Talk crew as they learn how Eddie got his start, his passion for the game and life lessons he has learned along the way.