Rob Becerra

Rob Becerra (born March 15, 1976) is an American soccer coach who is the director of youth development for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. He has held multiple college and professional coaching roles, including at the University of Redlands, Stanford, LA Galaxy II, and the LA Galaxy.

Early life and playing career In 1997, Becerra earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Cal State San Bernardino. He also starred as a goalkeeper for their soccer team. He had a 126-28-8 record, which included the program's first NCAA playoff appearance. Onalfo was replaced by Sigi Schmid on an interim basis.

In February 2018, Becerra left the Galaxy to join San Diego Surf SC as the Girls Senior Director of Coaching. In 2018, he led the 2005-birth-year team to a national championship. Becerra was accused of harassing one of his employees, Karley Nelson, who joined the club in 2020. He allegedly told Nelson that she could "sleep with any of the guys in that clubhouse" and made repeated comments about her body. After Peay changed roles, Becerra was named as manager on the match report for the last four Revolution II games of the season.

Becerra also holds a USSF A License and a Director of Coaching License. In addition to his club roles, he served as a U.S. Soccer's Technical Advisor for the Southwest Division from 2011 to 2014. In 2019, he was an assistant coach with U.S. Men's U-19 Youth National Team.

Personal life Becerra is married to his wife Samantha, and has two daughters.