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Occidental College

Occidental College Dept of Athletics M-19
 1600 Campus Rd Los Angeles, CA 90041
Division 3 California Southwest
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Rod Lafaurie

Radames "Rod" Lafaurie enters his second season as Head Coach atOccidental College for the 2011 season.


Lafaurie brings a plethora of soccer knowledge and insight fromhis playing days as well as his coaching experiences over the lastdecade, which has spanned from the high school level to thecollegiate ranks with additional time spent working with club teamsand teaching private lessons.


“We are incredibly excited that Rod accepted ouroffer,” said Hoffman. “He brings an infectiousenthusiasm that was instantly appealing to our student-athletes andsearch committee. His dynamic personality will also prove to be agreat addition to our department staff.”


A former soccer standout at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana,Calif. he contributed to two CIF championships teams. As a clubplayer, he guided his teams to numerous Coast Soccer League Premiertitles at prestigious tournaments before he continued his soccercareer at Cal. State University, Northridge, a Division I member ofthe Big West. During his four-year career Lafaurie amassed severalrecords and awards, helping the team to perennial top-25 nationalrankings while consistently participating in the post-season.


After capping off his collegiate career, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History and Communicationsin 2005, Lafaurie went on to train with the Los Angeles Galaxy as areserve for a season under Steve Sampson and followed up with atwo-year stint in the Premier Development League (PDL).Simultaneously, while playing professional soccer, Lafauriecompleted Master’s coursework in History from CSUN in2007.


Lafaurie’s ability to combine his academic and athleticpursuits will be instrumental in his transition to the headcoaching position at Occidental College, where the academicstandards for the student-athletes are held high. Lafaurie wasnamed the 2003 Cal State Northridge Male Scholar Athlete of theYear for the Matadors.


Beyond the classroom and the field, Lafaurie has a solidfoundation in recruiting, scouting and planning/organizing bothpractices and schedules for his teams and has proven himself by wayof the success of those teams he has coached.


Lafaurie comes to Oxy from a head coaching position at theBrentwood School, where he rejuvenated a faltering program, whilealso coaching for the Westside Breakers.


“Rod comes with a proven history of turning programsaround quickly and we are excited to offer support for both him andthe team as they enter that transition at Occidental,”Hoffman shared.

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Brian Wright

Brian Wright enters his seventh year as Occidental College's men's soccer head assistant coach in the 2022-23 season.


Prior to joining the Occidental staff, Wright was an assistant coach for Caltech's men’s soccer team for two seasons from 2014-2016.


A former Olympic Development Program (ODP) standout in southern California, Wright has been playing soccer since the age of five. He quickly knew soccer was his passion. His passion, combined with discipline and dedication, became the motivation to earn him a division 1 soccer scholarship to San Jose State University. Wright has played in several youth tournaments throughout Europe and has received world-renowned training from some of the best coaches at the professional level. This influence helped shape his personal philosophy and style of coaching. At the age of 17, he was offered a professional contract with Belgian side Club Brugge. Wright received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Cal State University, Northridge in 2007.


After capping off his collegiate career, Wright went on to train with the Los Angeles Galaxy as a reserve, followed by a stint in USL League One. In 2016, he completed his master's in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University in Irvine. He currently holds a U.S. Soccer Federation “A-Senior” Coaching License.

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