Jorge Salcedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 27, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Cerritos, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | UCLA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1995 | Monarcas Morelia | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 29 | (2) |
| 1997 | Columbus Crew | 28 | (1) |
| 1998 | Chicago Fire | 11 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 38 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | Orange County Zodiac | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1998 | United States | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2003 | UCLA Bruins (assistant) | ||
| 2004– | UCLA Bruins | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jorge Salcedo (born September 27, 1972 in Cerritos, California) is the current head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's soccer team. He is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in Mexico and Major League Soccer. He earned three caps with the United States men's national soccer team.
Salcedo, son of Hugo Salcedo, grew up in Cerritos, California. He attended Cerritos High School where he twice earned Parade high school soccer All-America recognition. He then attended UCLA and played soccer for Bruins from 1990 to 1993. During his four seasons with the Bruins, Salcedo 74 games, scored six goals and added seven assists. In 1990, his freshman season, Salcedo scored the decisive penalty kick shootout goal to give the Bruins the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. He was a 1993 first-team All-America and graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Following his four seasons with the Bruins, Salcedo signed with the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League. He then moved to Monarcas Morelia of the México Primera División for half a season in 1995. He joined Major League Soccer in 1996. In his rookie season in the league, he was a starter for the Los Angeles Galaxy and helped take his team to the MLS Cup Final. On February 1, 1997, The Galaxy traded him to the Columbus Crew for the first pick in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. On November 6, 1997, the Chicago Fire selected Salcedo with the ninth pick of the Expansion Draft. Half way through the 1998 season, on June 29, 1998, the Fire traded him to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for Josh Keller and a first-round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft. On August 13, 1999, the Mutiny traded Salcedo to the Galaxy for Daniel Hernandez. The Galaxy released him during the season and he played two games with the Orange County Zodiac of the USL A-League.
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