University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA Men's Soccer

Andres Ochoa joined the UCLA mens soccer program as an assistant coach in February 2021.  Ochoa spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons as an assistant coach at Pacific. Between the conclusion of the 2019 season and his arrival in Westwood, he completed his masters degree and played professionally in Italy and Mexico.  The Guadalajara, Mexico native was a volunteer assistant coach on Ryan Jordens staff at Pacific in 2018, and played under Jorden from 2014-17.  During the duos one season together on the sideline in Stockton, Pacific posted a 12-5-2 overall record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Ochoa was promoted to assistant coach before the 2019 campaign, serving as an instrumental figure in the transition to a new coaching staff.  Ochoa also has coaching experience at the club level, serving as a head coach with Central Valley Surf from 2017-19.  A four-year starter as a student-athlete at Pacific, he finished his career with 72 career appearances and 18 points (3 goals, 12 assists). Two of his three collegiate goals were game-winners, including a double-overtime golden goal against Loyola Marymount in 2017. Ochoa helped the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament berths as a player before helping Pacific return to the postseason for the third consecutive time as a coach in 2018.  After earning his B.A. at Pacific, he completed his M.A. in sport management and coaching at the Soccer Management Institute in Rome in 2020.  While in Rome, he also played with ASD Aranova in the Eccellenza league. During his club career, he has also made stops with FC Wichita in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the Portland Timbers U-23s in the Premier Development League (PDL), and Atlético Capitalino FC in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.