Cale Rodriguez

Cale Rodriguez - Coach

Cale Rodriguez comes to Futbol Movement with a plethora of playing and coaching experience at various levels.

Prior to UCI athletics, Rodriguez spent time as the Head Coach at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington. In his first season at the helm, the Pirates finished the year with the Northwest Athletic Conference Championship, culminating in a final season ranking of 13th in the country for Division I Junior Colleges by the NSCAA. In his second year, the Pirates would go on to to win back to back NWAC North Division Championships, culminating in a final season ranking of 9th in the country for Division I Junior Colleges by the NSCAA, with Rodriguez earning NWAC North Division Coach of the Year honors.

Rodriguez spent four years at his alma mater, the University of Redlands in California where he served as an assistant coach in 2010, and from 2012-2015 under Ralph Perez, a U.S. soccer coaching icon. Rodriguez was instrumental in putting together one of the most successful recruiting classes in the history of the program, which at the time won three straight SCIAC championships and reached the NCAA tournament his last two seasons there, while being nationally-ranked.

Throughout his career, Rodriguez has also coached the Nevada Boys ODP (2016), Pateadores IER (2014-15) in Redlands, Heat FC (2011-12) in Las Vegas, San Gabriel Valley Soccer Club (2010-11) in Monrovia and girls varsity soccer at Gahr High School (2010-11) in Cerritos.

In Rodriguez’s playing career at Redlands, he was a four-year starter and served as team captain his senior year in 2009. He was named to the NCAA Division III All-West Region Team and was twice named All-Conference. His Bulldogs were nationally-ranked in 2006-2008, winning conference titles and reaching the NCAA playoffs all three years. Cale would leave the University of Redlands with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Higher Education.

Cale Rodriguez will begin his fifth season with the UC Irvine Men's Soccer coaching staff as an assistant, and also currently works with Pateadores Academy Boys ECNL and ODP Boys West.

Accomplishments/Accolades:

Assistant Coach, University of California, Irvine (NCAA Division 1)

USSF B Coaching License

2016 NWAC North Division Coach of the Year (Peninsula College)

Head Coach, Peninsula College (NWAC)

Assistant Coach, UNLV (NCAA Division 1)

Assistant Coach, University of Redlands (NCAA Division 3)

2012-15 Three Consecutive SCIAC Championships (NCAA Division 3)

2006-2008 Three Consecutive SCIAC Championships (NCAA Division 3 Student Athlete)

All-West Region Team & 2x All-Conference SCIAC (NCAA Division 3 Student Athlete)