Margueritte Aozasa


Margueritte Aozasa is an American college soccer coach who is the current head coach of the Texas Longhorns women's soccer team. She previously served as the head coach of the UCLA [Bruins women's soccer] team, where she led UCLA to the 2022 national championship and was named the 2022 United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year.

Early life

Aozasa was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was raised in Mountain View, California. She attended Los Altos High School.

Playing career

Aozasa played college soccer at Santa Clara from 2008 to 2011.
Aozasa represented the United States under-16 team in 2006.

Coaching career

After serving as an assistant coach at Stanford, Aozasa was hired as the head coach at UCLA on December 29, 2021. She led UCLA to the 2022 national championship, and was named the United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year. Following the 2022 season, Aozasa signed a contract extension with UCLA.
In 2023, Aozasa coached the United [States women's national under-23 soccer team|United States under-23 team].

Personal life

She married her husband Mykell Bates in December 2021.
In 2022, Aozasa became the first Asian American woman coach to win the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Honors

UCLA Bruins
Individual