Gof Boyoko

Biography

Gof Boyoko, who has helped lead the UCLA women's soccer team to a NCAA Championship in 2022 and conference titles in back-to-back seasons in 2023 and 2024, was announced on Dec. 12, 2025 as the seventh head coach in program history. Boyoko served as UCLA's associate head coach for the past two seasons after joining the staff in 2022 as an assistant coach. Over four years, his teams compiled a 67-13-9 (.803) overall record and a 33-5-6 (.818) conference record, with NCAA Tournament appearances in each year. In 2022, he and the UCLA coaches earned recognition by the United Soccer Coaches as the National and Pacific Region Staff of the Year after recording a program-best 13-0 start, ultimately earning a school record-tying 22 victories and winning the national title. In 2023, the Bruins went 16-2-1 and won the Pac-12 Championship, and in 2024, UCLA swept through the Big Ten Conference Tournament with three shutout victories and a conference record five goals in the championship match. UCLA lead the nation in team defense in 2024 with a 0.41 goals against average and ranked second in 2025 with a conference-best 0.47 goals against average. Player development has been strong under Boyoko, as he has coached 21 Bruins who went on to professional playing careers both domestically and internationally, along with multiple national and youth national team players. UCLA players won six major conference awards during Boyoko's four years on staff, including Defender of the Year three times

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