Hugo Salcedo (born January 25, 1946) is a former

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player who was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team. He coached at the collegiate level at

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and has spent over thirty years in various executive positions with

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, USSF and

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Player

Salcedo attended the

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1967 to 1969. He holds the school's single season assist record with 14. He also played for the Compton Soccer Club at the time of the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1971, he was part of the U.S.

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soccer team which finished with a 0-4-1 record. A year later, he played two games at the

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. He graduated from UC Riverside with a bachelor's degree and later earned a masters in Psychiatric Social Work from the

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Coach

Salcedo spent one season as the head soccer coach at

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. In 1978, he became an assistant coach at

, a position he held for two seasons. His son Jorge was a player at

who went on to play for Morelia Monarcas in Mexico and for five

clubs before becoming the head coach of the

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team in 2004.

Executive

Salcedo has held various positions in USSF, FIFA, and Major League Soccer. In 1976, he joined the USSF Board of Directors. In 1982, he became part of the organizing committee developing the soccer tournament for the

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. Three years later, he joined FIFA where he was a coordinator for Olympic and World Cup sites. In 1992, he became responsible for the oversight of the administrative portion of FIFA's coaching courses. Finally, he spent two years working for MLS in moving Hispanic players in to MLS.

Sports agent

In 2005, Salcedo was hired by Proactive Sports Management, the leading agency representing U.S. soccer players. According to the company, he was hired, "to help the company establish a strong presence in the Latin American market." In 2008, he was awarded the Jerry Yeagley Award for exceptional personal achievement. Salcedo's son

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later played in Major League Soccer and is the head soccer coach of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salcedo, Hugo 1946 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican emigrants to the United States American soccer coaches American soccer players Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the United States Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players of the United States UCLA Bruins men's soccer coaches UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer players Association football forwards