2nd Season
UC Santa Barbara '01
Bay Area native Steven Sosa is in his second season as assistant men's soccer coach under Eddie Soto.
Sosa was a first-team All-Big West selection as a senior at UC Santa Barbara in 2001 after helping the Gauchos to their first-ever Big West championship. As a junior in 2000, he tied for second on the team with three assists despite appearing in only 12 matches, including eight starts. As a sophomore in 1999, he started all 19 matches and led the team with five assists. He missed most of the 1998 season with an injury and redshirted the 1997 campaign while still recovering from hip surgery.
Sosa prepped at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, Calif. where he was a four-time All-MCAL and two-time All-America selection. He helped the Trojans to three league titles and the nation's No. 2 ranking in USA Today's top-25 poll. He was also a member of the Dixie Stompers which captured five club league titles.
He gained international playing experience at a young age as a member of Sparta Rotterdams U-13-14 team. Upon returning to the United States, he was selected to play for the U-17 USA National Team and scored goals in matches against Honduras, Costa Rica and Jamaica.
Upon the conclusion of his playing career, Sosa returned to Marin County to serve as the head women's soccer coach at College of Marin and also headed up the Central Marin Soccer Club. He has also worked in a scouting capacity for U.S. Soccer.
Born in San Francisco, Steven earned his degree in communications from UC Santa Barbara in 2002.
