Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 27, 1972 | ||
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]