Colorado University Athletics

Soccer

Danny Sanchez
Danny Sanchez
  • Title:
    Head Coach
  • Years At CU:
    13th Season
  • Record At CU:
    145-86-39 (.609)
  • Alma Mater:
    University of Connecticut '91
  • E-mail:
    danny.sanchez@colorado.edu
  • Phone:
    303-492-4709
  • 2025 will be his 14th year as head coach at CU, 31stĀ overallĀ 
  • Career record of 412-146-39 (.715)Ā 
  • NCAA record of 309-131-57 (.679)Ā 
  • CU record of 145-86-39 (.609)Ā 
  • NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024Ā 
  • Two-time RMAC Hall of FamerĀ Ā 

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At ColoradoĀ 

  • Named head coach on Dec. 19, 2011 (third head coach in program history)Ā 
  • 92-27-8 (.756) non-conference recordĀ 
  • Has the most wins (145) and the best winning percentage (.609) of any soccer coach in CU historyĀ 
  • 93-34-18 (.703) record at homeĀ 
  • School-best second-place finish in Pac-12 in 2016, along with a previous-best third-place finish in 2014Ā 
  • Eight NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23 and 24 and the first appearances since 2008Ā 
  • CU is a combined 102-52-29 overall and 40-35-24 in the conference (Pac-12 & Big 12) since the beginning of the 2016 seasonĀ 

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Prior to ColoradoĀ 

  • Spent four seasons as head coach at WyomingĀ 
  • Posted a 36-34-11 record at Wyoming, including 12-6-4 in his final season, the best record in school historyĀ 
  • 2011 Mountain West Conference Coach of the YearĀ 
  • Spent six seasons as head coach at NCAA Division II Metro State in DenverĀ 
  • Posted a 128-11-7 (.901) record with the Roadrunners, winning Division II national championships in 2004 and 2006Ā 
  • At Metro State, won six RMAC championships, five NCAA regional championships and coached 14 NSCAA All-Americans in addition to the two national titlesĀ 
  • Coached men’s and women’s soccer at Mesa Community College for seven yearsĀ 
  • Coached 12 All-Americans at MCC and posted a 103-15-5 record in six years as head coach of the women’s teamĀ 

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EducationĀ 

  • Received bachelor’s degree in economics from Connecticut in 1991Ā 
  • Lettered in soccer, football and baseball in high school at Scottsdale’s (Ariz.) Coronado High SchoolĀ 
  • Played soccer two seasons at Mesa Community CollegeĀ 
  • Led Connecticut to the 1989 Big East championship and an NCAA Tournament appearanceĀ 

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PersonalĀ 

  • He and his wife Beth have two sons, Cole and DrewĀ 
Record at CU

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2012Ā 

8Ā 

8Ā 

4Ā 

2013Ā 

14Ā 

7Ā 

2Ā 

2014Ā 

14Ā 

7Ā 

1Ā 

2015Ā 

7Ā 

10Ā 

3Ā 

2016Ā 

15Ā 

6Ā 

1Ā 

2017Ā 

12Ā 

6Ā 

4Ā 

2018Ā 

13Ā 

4Ā 

3Ā 

2019Ā 

12Ā 

8Ā 

2Ā 

2020Ā 

9Ā 

6Ā 

2Ā 

2021Ā 

8Ā 

7Ā 

4Ā 

2022Ā 

8Ā 

7Ā 

5Ā 

2023Ā 

13Ā 

5Ā 

3Ā 

2024 12 5 5

145

86Ā 

39Ā