In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Eric Yamamoto on his soccer journey as a player and coach.

During the episode, Eric talks about his family’s background, growing up in San Jose, playing sports in his childhood, and how he got started playing soccer (2:49).

He gives us an inside look at how he landed at Santa Clara University to play college soccer (7:31) and his college career starting from his freshman season (10:45) and culminating in an incredible senior season, during which his team went undefeated and won a co-National Championship (15:50).

He also shares about his pro soccer experiences (20:06), his 30+ year soccer coaching journey, including coaching for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Santa Clara, the US National Team, youth teams (24:22) - and much more.

Eric Yamamoto - Santa Clara Men's Soccer Associate Head Coach Bio Page

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