Ep. 23 Topic: Interview with Joey O'Keefe, Westcliff University Warrior's Head Soccer Coach

As the men’s soccer coach, Joey recruited and coached the inaugural men’s soccer season in 2019 to an overall record of 10-5-2. Joey also served as the first-ever women’s soccer head coach at Westcliff University with an overall record of 9-1-1. Coach Joey’s overall record at Westcliff University is 19-6-3, an overall winning percentage of 0.863

Joey grew up in Victorville, graduating from Serrano high school. O’Keefe went on to compete in four seasons at Biola University where he was a three time First-Team All-GSAC athlete, GSAC Conference Player of the Year, NAIA First-Team All-American, and Cliff Hamlow Champion of Character Award recipient. During his time at Biola, Joey also served as captain of the team for his final two years. After college, Joey went on to play three seasons for USL League 2 team Southern California Seahorses, captaining the team for two seasons. After his stint in the USL League 2, O’Keefe signed his first professional contract for SK Bischofshofen in Salzburg, Austria. Joey’s coaching career began with Pacifica Christian OC High School earning three consecutive back-to-back-to-back San Joaquin League Coach of the Year titles. Now, Joey works with the LA Galaxy and has traveled internationally to recruit players for the LA Galaxy II, USL Championship team.

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