Staff Directory
Sanchez, Danny
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:
- Phone:
- 303-492-4709
- 2025 will be his 14th year as head coach at CU, 31st overall
- Career record of 412-146-39 (.715)
- NCAA record of 309-131-57 (.679)
- CU record of 145-86-39 (.609)
- NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024
- Two-time RMAC Hall of Famer
At Colorado
- Named head coach on Dec. 19, 2011 (third head coach in program history)
- 92-27-8 (.756) non-conference record
- Has the most wins (145) and the best winning percentage (.609) of any soccer coach in CU history
- 93-34-18 (.703) record at home
- School-best second-place finish in Pac-12 in 2016, along with a previous-best third-place finish in 2014
- Eight NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23 and 24 and the first appearances since 2008
- 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 season
Prior to Colorado
- Spent four seasons as head coach at Wyoming
- Posted a 36-34-11 record at Wyoming, including 12-6-4 in his final season, the best record in school history
- 2011 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
- Spent six seasons as head coach at NCAA Division II Metro State in Denver
- Posted a 128-11-7 (.901) record with the Roadrunners, winning Division II national championships in 2004 and 2006
- At Metro State, won six RMAC championships, five NCAA regional championships and coached 14 NSCAA All-Americans in addition to the two national titles
- Coached men’s and women’s soccer at Mesa Community College for seven years
- Coached 12 All-Americans at MCC and posted a 103-15-5 record in six years as head coach of the women’s team
Education
- Received bachelor’s degree in economics from Connecticut in 1991
- Lettered in soccer, football and baseball in high school at Scottsdale’s (Ariz.) Coronado High School
- Played soccer two seasons at Mesa Community College
- Led Connecticut to the 1989 Big East championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance
Personal
- He and his wife Beth have two sons, Cole and Drew
|
W |
L |
T |
|
|
2012 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
|
2013 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
|
2014 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
|
2015 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
|
2016 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
|
2017 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
|
2018 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
|
2019 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
|
2020 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
|
2021 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
|
2022 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
|
2023 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
|
145 |
86 |
39 |
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