Mike D'Arrigo joined the UC San Diego Tritons staff as a volunteer assistant in January 2021. He brings over eight years of coaching experience to UC San Diego. Previous schools and clubs he has coached for include Paradise Valley Community College, Miramar Community College, Phoenix Rush, San Diego Soccer Club, Scripps Ranch Soccer Club, Matrix SC, and RSF Attack Soccer Club. He is currently the director of goalkeeping at RSF Attack, coaches a pair of youth teams, and runs his own training business.
He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego where he was a four-year starter for the Toreros. D'Arrigo is in the top 10 in numerous statistical categories and also went to the Elite-8 in 2012. After graduating he spent time playing professionally for the New England Revolution (MLS) and Arizona United (USL Pro). As a youth, Michel won several State, Regional, and National Championships with Real Salt Lake, Cisco SC, Catalina Foothills HS, and the U18 USMNT.
He currently holds his USSF "C" License and is in progress with his USSD "B" License.
David Diaz joined the Cal State San Marcos men's soccer coaching staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach in August 2021.
Diaz came to CSUSM from Hope International University where he was the Assistant Coach for the men's team beginning in August 2019.
Prior to Hope, Diaz was the Director of Operations for Cal State Fullerton from 2019-2020.
Diaz was at Cal State Dominguez in a variety of roles from March 2017 to June 2019. He first served as the Men's and Women's Goalkeeper Coach for the 2017 season. During the spring 2018 season, Diaz was the Acting Head Coach for the men's team and stayed on as an assistant for the 2018 campaign.
Diaz's first experience in the CCAA came as the Women's Goalkeeper Coach and Assistant Coach at Cal Poly Pomona from May 2016 to March 2017.'
His first collegiate job came at his alma mater Whittier College from January 2013 to May 2016 where he served as the Men's Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach.
In addition to collegiate coaching experience, Diaz has a wealth of club coaching experience with Legends FC, Fullerton Rangers Soccer Club, AC Brea Soccer Club and the Socal Seahorses.
Diaz also served as the Varsity Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Coach from November 2016 to July 2019.
Diaz is a 2012 graduate of Whittier College. He holds a USSF "D" License and a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Level 3 Diploma.
Josh Hill became the head coach of the CSUSB men's soccer program in the summer of 2021.
Hill arrived most recently from San Diego State where he spent three seasons enters with the men' soccer program. One of the top young assistants on the West Coast, Hill was promoted to Associate Head Coach following the 2018 season.
Hill was instrumental to the Aztecs' recent recruiting success and is one of the main reasons the 2019 class was ranked No. 10 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. For his efforts, Hill was recognized by TDS as an "Assistant Coach to Watch."
A native of Chino, California, Hill has experience from the collegiate level to the USL Premier Development League (PDL). He is a native of the Inland Empire and well connected throughout, serving as a talent identification and scouting expert in the area with a USSF Talent ID and Scouting License. Hill takes over a program at CSUSB that finished fifth nationally in 2019, their last season of competition. Former head coach Darren Leslie recently accepted an assistant coach position at the University of the Pacific.
Prior to coming to SDSU, he was an assistant coach at UCLA in 2016 after serving the Bruins' director of soccer operations in 2015. During Hill's tenure at UCLA, the Bruins led the Pac-12 with 17 all-conference selections overall and helped UCLA advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in both years.
Prior to his arrival in Westwood, Hill worked as assistant coach for his alma mater the University of La Verne (2014-15) while serving as head coach at Chino High School from 2010-16, where he guided the Cowboys to numerous tournament titles, league championships, as well as the CIF state finals.
In addition, Hill has been an assistant coach for the OC Blues (now known as OCSC) of the USL and then for the PDL's Orange County Blue Stars FC (2012-14), who he helped lead to consecutive appearances at the Lamar U.S. Open Cup.
Hill plays a large role with US Soccer where he scouts regionally and nationally while also working with the national teams.
A four-year starter and scholar-athlete at the University of La Verne, Hill was a three-time team captain for the Leopards, garnering a trio of all-conference scholar accolades from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) as well. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration before receiving his Masters of Science in leadership and management.
As a player at the club level, Hill also completed stints with Legends FC and Arsenal FC. In addition, he played for PSA Elite, an annual contender in the U.S. Open Cup. Previously, Hill helped assemble one of the most successful amateur sides in U.S. Soccer, as PSA Elite made consecutive Round of Four appearances at the U.S. Open Cup in 2014 and 2015, losing only to Major League Soccer powers Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy.
Hill currently holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "B-National" license and is on track to finish his A-License when the COVID-19 Pandemic allows. He has also served as a Nike All-Star Coach, a youth development coach and mentor.
Tony joined the California Baptist University men's soccer staff as a volunteer assistant coach in April of 2022. Huerta begins his time as a Lancer with a lifetime of soccer knowledge to share, along with a USSF C license and years of experience coaching locally with Riverside FC B2001 and Riverside Poly.
Prior to getting into the coaching side of soccer, Huerta spent time with with the Riverside Coras in the National Premier Soccer League. Before his stint in the NPSL, Huerta split his college career playing at San Bernadino Valley College and Hope International University in Fullerton.
While at SBVC, Huerta helped the Wolverines to back-to-back playoff appearances. After finishing up in San Bernadino, Tony went West to play for Hope International where he played in 21 games for the Royals as a defender and netting one goal.
Huerta is a Riverside native who played his high school soccer at Riverside Poly where he was named All-CIF First Team, All-Area First Team, and All-League First Team.
On what drew him to CBU, Huerta answered: I grew up in the city of Riverside and CBU has always been home to me. It is a place where I can grow in my faith but also compete at the NCAA Division I level and the opportunity to bring a Division I championship to this prestigious university and the city of Riverside.
As a Head Coach (entering 2022)
Career Record (all at USD): 24-30-8
Career WCC Record: 10-13-5
Seasons: 4
Brian Quinn will enter his fifth season as head coach of the San Diego men’s soccer team in 2022, and few men have impacted the sport in the city more than Quinn.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Quinn moved to the United States in 1981 to play for the outdoor Los Angeles Aztecs, but it was in San Diego where he would soon make a significant mark. Quinn played on eight straight San Diego Sockers indoor championship teams when that collection of international personalities regularly filled the old San Diego Sports Arena.
Quinn earned his U.S. citizenship, shifted his playing focus to the outdoors and earned 48 caps for the United States national team. In all, Quinn played 16 professional seasons.
His playing days done, Quinn coached professionally in the Major Soccer League and locally at the highest youth levels. As the girls varsity coach at The Bishop’s Academy, Quinn led the Knights to San Diego Section high school titles.
Quinn spent 11 seasons as Seamus McFadden’s assistant at San Diego before being named the Toreros’ head coach in 2018. The two men switched roles with McFadden, San Diego’s head coach the previous 39 years, becoming Quinn’s assistant.
“He’s going to be fantastic,” said McFadden.
Across the past 13 seasons, the USD men’s soccer team has compiled an overall record of 121-97-34, including a 67-43-16 West Coast Conference mark. In that same span, the Toreros have won four WCC titles (2009, 2012, 2014, 2015), finished in the top-three of the conference standings seven times, and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2012.
Having coached at San Diego now for 14 seasons, Quinn feels a special connection to the university.
“I have an appreciation of what this university provides in respect to student-athletes,” he said.
He carries a deep belief in the university’s mission to develop students who serve in the community. When he was telling the team about a volunteer program working with students at nearby Montgomery Junior High, Quinn grabbed his USD shirt and told his players, “It’s all about the shirt and how we wear the shirt!”
“It’s a place where I feel like being a coach it’s more like a vocation,” Quinn said. “I want to leave USD a better place than when I started. You want to be influential with kids. Sometimes it’s with conversation. Sometimes it’s through action.”
Quinn doesn’t just tell his players how to play the game. He steps in and shows them. When the Toreros might be down a man during drills, the 59-year-old Quinn jumps in and fills the void.
"That's the love of the game," said former Toreros striker Miguel Berry. "Where you just have to play."
"He's got the energy of a 5-year-old," said McFadden, who quickly corrected himself. "He's got the energy of a class of 5-year-olds. Not just one."
In 1997, Quinn became the youngest coach in Major Soccer League history. In 2013, he was inducted into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame and the Breitbard Hall of Fame, which honors San Diego sports.
Quinn is married to Sharon and the couple has six children – Nicola, Damien, Danielle, Cailin, Sinead and Aodhan. They have 12 grandchildren.