Simon Tobin, who coached teams at CSU Bakersfield to a NCAA Division II championship and seven conference titles, accepted the San José State University men's soccer head coaching position in June of 2014.
Postseason success has been a staple of Tobin’s time in San José as the Spartans made the Western Athletic Conference title match in the 2017, 2018 and 2022 seasons. For the 2021 season, he was named the WAC Coach fo the Year. He has continued to produce some of the top talent in the conference year in and year out, placing a total of 34 players on the All-Western Athletic Conference Teams throughout his tenure.
Tobin brings a 374-277-81 record over 36 seasons in men’s soccer into the 2024 season. His 1997 Roadrunners won the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship as part of eight NCAA Division I and II championship appearances. Of CSU Bakersfield’s seven conference titles, three were in the last four seasons (2010, 2011 and 2012) as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s (MPSF) Pacific Division winner.
Entering the 2024 campaign, Tobin’s 374 victories ranks at No. 5 in all of Division I among active coaches.
The native of London, England, was named CSU Bakersfield’s head coach for men’s soccer in 1987. In 19 seasons competing as a NCAA DivisionII program, the Roadrunners were ranked in the final top-20 national coaches poll 10 times. His teams posted .500 or better win-loss records 22 out of his 27 seasons and won 10 or more matches in a season 17 times.
The 1997 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the Year is a six-time conference Coach-of-the-Year in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and the MPSF.
Tobin cites CSUB’s NCAA Division I Tournament selection in 2011, in just the second year of the program being a fully fledged Division I team, as his biggest coaching achievement to date.
During Tobin’s career he has produced numerous top professional players, and also initiated the collegiate coaching careers of many former male and female players.
Tobin resides in Santa Cruz with wife, Amy, and daughter, Ava.
THE TOBIN FACTORY
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Players |
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Gyasi Zardes |
USA National Team & Columbus Crew |
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Richard Menjivar |
El Salvador National Team & Tampa Bay Rowdies |
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Kory Kindle |
Colorado Rapids |
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Lyle Martin |
Chivas USA |
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Joe Munoz |
NY Metro Stars |
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Josh Wicks |
DC United |
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Beto Navarro |
Fresno FC |
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Jesus Sanchez |
Oklahoma City Energy |
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Enrique Montano |
Louisville City FC |
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Eric Shannon |
Charleston Battery |
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Keith Costigan |
Portland Timbers |
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Coaches |
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Jeremy Gunn |
Stanford |
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John Smith |
Cornell |
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Ben Graham |
Holy Cross |
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Matt Barnes |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
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Fabian Sandoval |
Cal State LA |
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Keith Costigan |
UC Irvine |
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Matt O'Sullivan |
Cal Poly Pomona |
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Kyle Gookins |
Stetson |
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Nicole Van Dyke |
Penn |
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Jamie Suprenant |
UC Irvine |
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Kristy Walker |
Pepperdine |
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Shane Carew |
Assistant at Stanford |
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Simon Tobin Career Record |
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Season |
Record |
School |
Accomplishments |
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1987 |
4-16-1 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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1988 |
13-6-1 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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1989 |
16-4-1 |
CSU Bakersfield |
15th in NSCAA ranking |
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1990 |
18-3-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament 1st Round, CCAA champion, 8th in NSCAA ranking |
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1991 |
10-8-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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1992 |
12-5-3 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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1993 |
5-13-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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1994 |
14-3-4 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round, CCAA champion, 4th in NSCAA ranking |
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1995 |
18-3-1 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament Semifinal, CCAA champion, 3rd in NSCAA ranking |
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1996 |
13-6-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament 1st Round, 9th in NSCAA ranking |
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1997 |
20-4 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA champion, CCAA Champion, 1st in NSCAA ranking |
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1998 |
9-8-3 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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1999 |
9-10-1 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2000 |
10-10 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2001 |
12-9 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament 1st Round, 16th in NSCAA ranking |
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2002 |
18-4 |
CSU Bakersfield |
20th in NSCAA ranking |
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2003 |
11-5-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2004 |
15-5-4 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament 2nd round, 11th in NSCAA ranking |
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2005 |
10-10 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2006 |
13-5-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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NCAA Division I |
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2007 (transitional member) |
4-10-4 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2008 (transitional member) |
4-13 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2009 (transitional member) |
8-7-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
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2010 |
11-6-3 |
CSU Bakersfield |
MPSF Pacific Division champion |
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2011 |
12-4-5 |
CSU Bakersfield |
NCAA Tournament 1st Round, MPSF Pacific Division champion |
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2012 |
9-5-5 |
CSU Bakersfield |
MPSF Pacific Division champion |
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2013 |
9-9-2 |
CSU Bakersfield |
MPSF Pacific Division champion |
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2014 |
6-11-2 |
San José State University |
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2015 |
6-11-2 |
San José State University |
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2016 |
4-13-2 |
San José State University |
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2017 |
9-11-1 |
San José State University |
WAC Championships Runners-Up |
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2018 |
8-10-3 |
San José State University |
WAC Championships Runners-Up |
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2019 |
5-12-2 |
San José State University |
WAC Championships Quarterfinals |
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2020-21 |
5-1-3 |
San José State University |
WAC Championships Quarterfinals |
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2021 |
10-7-3 |
San José State University |
WAC Championships Semifinals |
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2022 |
10-5-4 |
San José State University |
WAC Championships Finals |
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2023 |
6-8-4 |
San José State University |
WAC First Round |