Marine Cano

Title

Former Head Coach (Years of Service 1984-93 and 2018-22)

Simply put: Marine Cano (pronounced KAY-no) is 'Mr. Soccer.'

The first head coach in Cal State Dominguez Hills women's soccer history. Cano closed his final season as the Toros women's soccer coach in 2022.

Cano, who is well-known to the soccer community in the South Bay as 'Butch', returned to the Toro program he started back in 1984 and earned the school's first-ever NCAA title in 1991. After settling back into the program during the 2018 season, the year 2019 saw the Toros return to the CCAA Championship for the first time in 10 years. At the same time, Cano reclaimed the title of winningest coach in program history the same match the Toros clinched a spot to the tournament.

Most recently, Cano served as the founding director of soccer at NAIA's Soka University of America from 2006-2018, adding the head coach title for the men's program in 2007. Two years later, he founded the women's program for a dual head coaching role he held for six years before focusing his efforts solely on the men's side in 2013. Prior to his appointment at Soka, he led the UC Irvine women's soccer program to a 113-96-26 record as head coach from 1993-2005.

Cano had an impressive pedigree back to the Cardinal and Gold, a program he led to a pair of NCAA semifinal appearances, with the first in 1989. As a Toro, Cano posted an impressive 133-58-16 (.681) record that included an even more impressive 15-6-1 (.705) ledger in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) competition.

Overall, he boasted one NCAA Title (1991), two NCAA semifinal appearances (1989, 1991), two NCAA Far West titles (1989, 1991), two CCAA Championship crowns (1991, 1992) and one CCAA Coach of the Year (1989) honor.

Cano holds 48 years of overall coaching experience that includes 25 years coaching women's soccer at NCAA Division I, Division II and NAIA levels. He also holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) 'A,' 'B' and 'C' licenses as well as an NSCAA (now known as United Soccer Coaches) National Advanced License.

A former goalkeeper, Cano competed professionally in both the United States and overseas in the American Soccer, North American Soccer, Major Indoor Soccer, American Professional Soccer, Western Soccer Alliance and Western leagues, as well as for the USA National Team (1978).

Cano became the fifth head coach in CSUDH women's soccer history, and has amassed an overall record of 322-218-58 as a coach at the Division I and Division II levels. Click here to go to Cano's Wikipedia page.

Collegiate Women's Soccer Head Coaching Record
Team	Year	Record	Playoffs/Honors/Notes
CSUDH	2021	5-11-1
CSUDH	2020	N/A	Season Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
CSUDH	2019	8-8-2	CCAA Championship First Round
CSUDH	2018	3-10-4

SUA	2012	4-11-3
SUA	2011	6-9-1
SUA	2010	2-13-1
SUA	2009	4-10

UCI	2005	5-12-2
UCI	2004	4-14-2
UCI	2003	10-5-5
UCI	2002	8-10-1
UCI	2001	7-9-1
UCI	2000	10-7-2
UCI	1999	6-10-4
UCI	1998	14-3-3
UCI	1997	15-7
UCI	1996	13-7-2
UCI	1995	12-4-3
UCI	1994	9-8-3

CSUDH	1993	11-8
CSUDH	1992	17-3	CCAA Champions, CCAA Coach of the Year
CSUDH	1991	18-4-1	NCAA Champions, NCAA Far West Champions, Co-CCAA Champions
CSUDH	1990	11-5-4
CSUDH	1989	18-3	NCAA Final Four, NCAA Far West Champions, Co-CCAA Champions
CSUDH	1988	8-7-1
CSUDH	1987	12-5-1
CSUDH	1986	15-1-2
CSUDH	1985	11-8-1
CSUDH	1984	2-9-2	Inaugural season for the program
Total	29 Seasons	260-213-50 (.552)
At CSUDH	15 Seasons	139-82-21 (.618)

Collegiate Men's Soccer Head Coaching Record
Team	Year	Record	Playoffs/Honors/Notes
SUA	2017	8-8
SUA	2016	9-7-1
SUA	2015	5-11
SUA	2014	9-8-1
SUA	2013	8-9
SUA	2012	4-10-2
SUA	2011	3-12-2
SUA	2010	9-8-1
SUA	2009	6-9-2
SUA	2008	1-11-2
SUA	2007

CSUDH	1993	7-9-2
CSUDH	1992	8-9-3
CSUDH	1991	8-9-1
CSUDH	1990	9-7-2
CSUDH	1989	11-7-1
CSUDH	1988	13-5-2	CCAA Co-Champions
CSUDH	1987	5-10-4
CSUDH	1986	12-7-1
CSUDH	1985	10-8-1
Total	20 seasons

(Aug. 2021)