Jorge Salcedo (soccer)

Jorge Salcedo
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-09-27) September 27, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Cerritos, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990–1993 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Los Angeles Salsa
1995 Atlético Morelia 6 (0)
1996 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 (2)
1997 Columbus Crew 28 (1)
1998 Chicago Fire 11 (0)
1998–1999 Tampa Bay Mutiny 38 (1)
1999–2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 8 (0)
2000 Orange County Zodiac 2 (0)
International career
1994–1998 United States 3 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2003 UCLA Bruins (assistant)
2004–2019 UCLA Bruins
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Salcedo (born September 27, 1972) is an American former soccer player and coach. He was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's soccer team. He is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in Mexico and Major League Soccer. He earned three caps with the United States men's national soccer team.

Salcedo was arrested March 12, 2019 for conspiracy to commit racketeering for participation in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal. He resigned from his coaching position in the wake of the scandal. He pleaded guilty to the charges in April 2020. He was later sentenced in March 2021 to, among other things, eight months in prison.[1][2]

  1. ^ Helsel, Phil (March 19, 2021). "Former UCLA coach sentenced to 8 months in college admissions cheating case". NBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ex-UCLA men's soccer coach Jorge Salcedo gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam". ESPN. Associated Press. March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.