| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rob Becerra | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-03-15)March 15, 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution (Director of Youth Development) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cal State San Bernardino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Sacramento Scorpions | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| University of Redlands | |||
| 2006-2011 | Stanford (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2017 | LA Galaxy II (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2017 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | San Diego Surf SC (Girls Senior Director of Coaching) | ||
| 2021– | New England Revolution (Director of Youth Development) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rob Becerra (born March 15, 1976) is an American soccer coach who is the director of youth development forMajor League Soccer clubNew England Revolution.[1] He has held multiple college and professional coaching roles, including at theUniversity of Redlands,Stanford,LA Galaxy II, and theLA Galaxy.
In 1997, Becerra earned a Bachelor of Science degree inkinesiology fromCal State San Bernardino.[2] He also starred as agoalkeeper for their soccer team.[2] He later earned his master's degree in management from theUniversity of Redlands.[2] Becerra played for theSacramento Scorpions of theUnited Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues.[2]
Becerra began his career as the head coach for theUniversity of Redlands (nicknamed the Bulldogs).[3] He had a 126-28-8 record, which included the program's first NCAA playoff appearance.[3] His time as coach was considered the most successful run in the school's history,[3] and he broke the team's 24-year streak of having non-winning seasons[2] In addition to his head-coaching position, he served as the assistant athletic director and a physical education instructor.[2] In 2006, Becerra began working at Stanford as an assistant coach.[2] He continued in this role until 2011, and during his tenure, 18 of his players receivedPac-10 All-Conference honors.[1]
In 2014, Beccera joined theLA Galaxy.[1] Initially, he began as an assistant coach forLA Galaxy II of theUSL Championship, under head coachCurt Onalfo.[1] During his time as an assistant, the club reached playoffs in each season, and in2015 season they won the Western Conference title.[1]
In January 2017, Becerra was named assistant coach of the Galaxy first team, working under newly promoted head coachCurt Onalfo.[3] Onalfo was fired after 20 games, with a 6-10-4 record and ending with the team 9th in the Western Conference.[4] Onalfo was replaced bySigi Schmid on an interim basis.[4] Even after Onalfo's departure, Becerra continued on with his role as an assistant coach.[5]
In February 2018, Becerra left the Galaxy to joinSan Diego Surf SC as the Girls Senior Director of Coaching.[6] In 2018, he led the 2005-birth-year team to a national championship.[1] Becerra was accused of sexual harassment during his time in San Diego, which led to a lawsuit against the club in 2021.[7] Becerra was accused of harassing one of his employees, Karley Nelson, who joined the club in 2020.[8] He allegedly told Nelson that she could "sleep with any of the guys in that clubhouse" and made repeated comments about her body.[7] Additionally, the suit alleged that Becerra touched Nelson multiple times.[7] Nelson was told that Becerra would be removed at the end of the season for poor performance, but to her knowledge, he was not reprimanded for the allegations of sexual harassment.[7] Another woman who coached for Surf alleged that Becerra had directed sexist and homophobic jokes at her.[8]
In April 2021, theNew England Revolution announced Becerra as the Director of Youth Development, where he would oversee the Revolution Academy across its four age groups.[1] On September 12, 2023,New England Revolution II head coachClint Peay was announced as interim head coach of the first team, replacingRichie Williams who had been serving in the same role after head coachBruce Arena was as placed on administrative leave by the team on amid allegations of "insensitive and inappropriate remarks".[9][10] After Peay changed roles, Becerra was named as manager on the match report for the last four Revolution II games of the season.[11][12][13][14]
Becerra also holds a USSF A License and a Director of Coaching License.[1] In addition to his club roles, he served as a U.S. Soccer's Technical Advisor for the Southwest Division from 2011 to 2014.[1] In 2019, he was an assistant coach with U.S. Men's U-19 Youth National Team.[1]
Becerra is married to his wife Samantha, and has two daughters.[2]