Cam Rast

Background

Growing up, Rast had a two brothers including his twin, Matt and two sisters.Rast grew up in California where he played soccer with the Santa Clara Sporting Club.

Education

He attended Royal High School in Simi Valley, California. After graduating from high school, he attended Santa Clara University where he played four seasons (1988–1991) as a defender under head coach Steve Sampson.

Career

The next year, Rast suffered a knee injury which knocked him out of most of the season. However, in 1991, Santa Clara and Virginia met again in the National Collegiate Athletic Association title game. This time the game went through four scoreless overtimes before Virginia took the title in penalty kicks.

On an individual level, Rast was named a first team All American in both 1989 and 1991.

In that tournament, the United States. took fourth place. He then capped his career as a youth international as the captain of the United States. soccer team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

This team did not experience the same level of success, going 1–1–1 and failed to qualify for the second round. The following year, he was part of the United States. team at the 1993 World University Games.

Rast was selected in the third round of the 1992 National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Crunch.

However, he has made his name since his collegiate and youth international career as a junior national and college coach. He served as the assistant coach to John Ellinger for the United States. U-17 national team from 1997 through the 1999 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Championship. At that competition, the United States. took fourth place.

He also served as an assistant coach of the United States. U-23 national (Olympic) team at one of the Olympics.

In 2002, Rast became the head coach of the Santa Clara men’s team, a position he holds today. On May 17, 2006 Santa Clara inducted Rast into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Achievements

• As a high school soccer player, he was a 1987–1988 Gatorade High School Player of the Year. Not only did Rast go to two National Collegiate Athletic Association championship games and take fourth in the U-20 World Cup, he also won a gold medal as a member of the United States. soccer team at the 1991 Pan American Games. In 2006, he was selected as the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year.

Membership

While still in college, Rast was selected as a member of the United States. U-20 national team at the 1989 U-20 World Cup. Besides coaching Rast is also an executive member of the United States. Soccer"s Board of Directors as well as the soccer member of the Athlete Advisory Council to the United States. Olympic Committee.

Connections

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Santa Clara