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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Phone:
- (650) 306-3302
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- Email:
- gaspare@smccd.edu
Bio
Coach Erik Gaspar has been the head coach at Cañada College since 2011.
Since 2017, the Colts have made the post-season in four of five years.
The Colts had a successful 2019 campaign where the Cañada College Colts finished Ranked fifth in Northern California Region and ranked 19th nationally by the United Soccer Coaches Association. The Colts finished 14-7-1 overall, and 8-4 in Coast Conference play.
Coach Gaspar brings a wealth of experience not only at the Community College level but also as the Head Coach from two successful high school programs along with club soccer experience throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Coach Erik Gaspar holds a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from Saint Mary’s College of California with an emphasis in Team and Sport Management. And currently holds a US Soccer Federation “D” license. Prior to being hired as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cañada at age 24, he served as an assistant for Joe Silveira at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose.
Erik resides in Cupertino where he is happily married to wife Tamra Gaspar and daughters Dani and Stevie Gaspar.
Head Coaching Record
| Year | Overall | Coast | Place | Playoffs |
| 2011 | 7-12-1 | 6-7-1 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | 7-7-6 | 7-4-3 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | 7-9-4 | 4-5-2 | 3rd | |
| 2014 | 6-12-1 | 5-8-1 | 4th | |
| 2015 | 10-5-5 | 8-3-2 | T-2nd | |
| 2016 | 5-9-6 | 4-3-6 | 5th | |
| 2017 | 8-5-7 | 4-4-5 | 5th | 1st Round |
| 2018 | 11-4-3 | 7-3-2 | 4th | 1st Round |
| 2019 | 14-7-1 | 8-4-0 | 3rd | 2nd Round |
| 2020 | covid | |||
| 2021 | 9-8-3 | 5-4-3 | 5th | |
| 2022 | 10-10-1 | 5-5-1 | 3rd | 2nd Round |