Edgar Anzaldo is in his third season as an assistant coach under Mike Friesen.
In his first season at San Diego State (2013), the Aztecs (13-7-2; 9-1 MW) won the Mountain West regular-season and tournament titles for the second year in a row and made their second straight NCAA appearance.
Anzaldo helped SDSU collect a ton of hardware, starting with Haley Palmer's second consecutive MW Defensive Player-of-the-Year award. The senior was also a first-team all-league and NSCAA all-Pacific Region choice. Hannah Keane, meanwhile, was a first-team all-MW selection, third-team all-region performer and MW tourney MVP after scoring a team-high 28 points (12 g, 4 a) to establish herself as the top offensive threat in the league. Victoria Barba (NSCAA all-region, first-team all-MW), Carli Johnson (NSCAA all-region, first-team all-MW) and Kelsey Booth (first-team all-MW) also won individual awards for San Diego State.
In 2014, the Aztecs continued their winning ways, putting together a 14-game streak that saw them go 12-1-1, which included eight consecutive victories to open Mountain West action with a 7-0 record. SDSU eventually won its third straight regular-season crown before capturing its third MW tournament championship in a row en route to yet another NCAA tournament berth. With its third straight sweep of the Mountain West titles, San Diego State became just the third conference school to accomplish the feat. The Aztecs had their season end in double overtime in the first round of NCAAs to finish their year at 15-5-2 (9-2 MW).
Individually, Anzaldo helped the senior trio of Kelsey Booth, Haley Locker and Katie Perry earn all-MW first-team accolades, while senior Hannah Keane and freshman Stacie Moran were named to the second team. Perry, meanwhile, was named the MW tournament MVP and was joined on the all-tourney squad by Locker and juniors Ashley Hauke and Melanie Vaughn.
The St. Gregory's graduate arrived at SDSU from the San Diego Surf Soccer Club in nearby Del Mar. Prior to his stint in North County, Anzaldo was an assistant coach for two seasons at East Central University in Ada, Okla., where he helped the team to the 2011 Great American Conference regular-season and tournament titles. While in Ada, he helped 12 players earn all-GAC honors and a pair to the NSCAA all-region team.
Before his tenure at East Central, Anzaldo helped start Southmoore High's boys soccer team in 2009. The Moore, Okla., school won the 2011 and 2013 city championship under his direction and he coached three players to all-state recognition, all while splitting time at Southmoore as the varsity/JV coach and at ECU.
Anzaldo, who has his USSF "A" license, was also the head coach at the Norman (Okla.) Youth Soccer Association and an instructor at Nike Soccer Camps in Boston, Mass. , following a year-long assistant coach stint at Fullerton (Calif.) College.
Anzaldo played his college soccer at Fullerton College and St. Gregory's in Shawnee, Okla. While at Fullerton, the two-year team captain was a two-time all-conference performer, 2001 defensive MVP and 2002 team MVP. Then at St. Gregory's, Anzaldo was named team captain and went on to earn 2003 and 2004 team MVP accolades and 2003-04 Cavalier Male Athlete of the Year honors.
Following his playing career, Anzaldo earned his Master's Degree from Oklahoma in 2010.