Playing College & Pro Soccer, Goalkeeping for an Undefeated Team at Santa Clara, and Coaching Soccer for Over 30 Years with Eric Yamamoto

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Eric Yamamoto on his soccer journey as a player and coach.

During the episode, Eric talks about his family’s background, growing up in San Jose, playing sports in his childhood, and how he got started playing soccer (2:49).

He gives us an inside look at how he landed at Santa Clara University to play college soccer (7:31) and his college career starting from his freshman season (10:45) and culminating in an incredible senior season, during which his team went undefeated and won a co-National Championship (15:50).

He also shares about his pro soccer experiences (20:06), his 30+ year soccer coaching journey, including coaching for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Santa Clara, the US National Team, youth teams (24:22) - and much more.

Eric Yamamoto - Santa Clara Men's Soccer Associate Head Coach Bio Page

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