Derek Armstrong, who originally hails from Carlisle, England. He lived for many years in Blackpool where he represented the club as a player and coach .He is well known in local and national soccer circles. Derek is director of coaching for the La Jolla Nomads Soccer Club since 1981. In 1986 Armstrong helped found the San Diego Nomads, which he coached and led to the Western Alliance Soccer League titles in 1987 and 1989. In 1989 the team lost to Fort Lauderdale in the National Professional Championship in San Jose.  During this time he has presided over a coaching staff, which has won numerous Far West Regional Championships and six (6) National titles. In 2007 he led the the Nomads U18s team with Paul Holohan to win the  RED BULL national title in Chicago .

COLLEGE SOCCER

During the period 1983 to 2007 Derek has been the coach of UCSD mens college program where he recently retired . The highlights of this period being the winning of 3 National titles for the college .

USSOCCER

Derek served as a staff member of the USSF for many years.  In 1987, Derek was selected as the National Team Coach for the USA’s under-20 national youth team. He successfully qualified the team through CONCACAF to win a place at the U-20 World Cup in Chile in 1989. On the way beating Mexico 3-0 in Concacaf and being the first USA National coach to do so .

USCLUB SOCCER

He is one the founding members of US Club Soccer, currently serving as US Club Soccer Region 4 Representative on the Board of Directors and their Executive Board of Directors . (www.usclubsoccer.com).

Contact Information: 

Email: derek@nomadssoccer.org

Cell: 858-349-0869

Nomads Office: 858-587-0511

Brian who originally hails from Scotland joined the Nomads in the early 80s also. He played professionally in his home country for Raith Rovers and Aberdeen and spent 11 years as a semi-professional player and coach. He also coached semi-professional soccer in Los Angeles, and currently serves as the UC San Diego Women's Soccer team coach and the boys' coach at Torrey PinesHigh School.

Brian has had great success since joining the club, he has won over ten State Championships and four Regional titles he now heads our newly formed Girls program which boasts girls teams from under 10 through under 18.

As Head Coach of the UC San Diego Women's Soccer team, Brian McManus has established himself as one of the top soccer coaches in the nation. 1997 was another brilliant year as McManus coached the Tritons to their third consecutive NCAA Division III National Championship. UC San Diego defeated William Smith College of NewYork, 1-0 to win the title. McManus has guided UCSD to post-season play 11 straight years. Throughout his career, the Tritons have been crowned NCAA Regional Champions Ten times and National champions five, with the other championships coming in 1989, 1995,96,98 and 99.

The 1997 season saw the Tritons produce a 20-2 record. The team extended its Division III regular-season winning streak to 31 games. In fact, UC San Diego has lost only one Division III regular-season game in the school's history.

In 221 games at UCSD, McManus has compiled a remarkable record of 185-21-15, a winning percentage of .871. He was honored as the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 1996, and received UCSD's Excellence in Coaching Award in 1996 and 1998.

Contact Information:

Email: Brian@nomadssoccer.org

Telephone: 858-535-1051