Santa Clara University

Entering his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Broncos, Rich Manning is no stranger to Santa Clara soccer. Manning made a name for himself as a player at Santa Clara from 1982-1986, thriving under the guidance of former U.S. National Team coaches Steve Sampson and Ralph Perez. As a senior, Manning was captain of the Broncos and earned All-Far West accolades after an outstanding season.

Prior to joining the Santa Clara coaching staff, Manning worked with numerous youth programs in Southern California. In the fall of 1994, Manning was named head coach of Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School. During his four seasons as girls varsity coach, the program produced two California Interscholastic Federation championships and sent eight players to NCAA Division I programs. On a personal level, Manning garnered 1996 CIF Coach of the Year honors and was named the 1997 Orange County Coach of the Year.

Along with his success at Los Alamitos, Manning has helped develop the S.C. Blues Soccer club in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., into one of Southern California's top youth programs.

In 1986, Manning graduated from Santa Clara cum laude with a B.S. in mathematics, followed by a master's in education from Azusa Pacific University. The 37-year-old currently resides in Santa Clara.