Kevin Pineda

Biography

Following a historic 2025 season where he helped guide the Matadors to the Big West regular season championship, Kevin Pineda was promoted to Associate Head Coach of the CSUN Women's Soccer program. Overall, Pineda is in his third season with the Matadors. Pineda brings a wealth of high-level coaching, scouting, and analytical experience spanning the collegiate, professional, and national levels. In addition to his on-field coaching and recruiting duties, Pineda oversees the program's performance analysis department, modernizing CSUN's approach to athletic tracking, integration, and tactical preparation. Pineda helped CSUN reach the top of the Big West in his season year with the program in 2025, winning the program’s first regular season conference title in nine seasons and second overall. CSUN went 6-1-3 in Big West play and earn the No. 1 seed in the Big West Championship, returning to the conference tournament for the first time since 2019. The Matadors also finished 8-7-5 overall, posting the program’s first winning season in six years. In Pineda's first season on staff, he helped orchestrate a four-win improvement in 2024, with CSUN playing for a postseason berth until the final day of the regular season. The team also recorded the program's most overall and conference wins since 2019. Throughout his tenure, Pineda has been instrumental in cultivating a highly competitive team culture centered on a strong work ethic and shared purpose. Before he arrived at CSUN, Pineda