Tony da Luz
{{Short description|American soccer coach (born 1961)}}
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|birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
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|position = Midfielder, defender
|currentclub = Wake Forest Demon Deacons (head coach)
|collegeyears1 = 1981–1982
|college1 = San Diego Toreros
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|manageryears1 = 1985–1991
|managerclubs1 = San Diego Toreros (men's, assistant)
|manageryears2 = 1992–1996
|managerclubs2 = San Diego Toreros
|manageryears3 = 1997–
|managerclubs3 = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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Tony da Luz (born August 30, 1961) is an American college soccer coach who is the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team, a position he has held since 1997.
Career
Da Luz played college soccer for the San Diego Toreros and assistant-coached the men's team after graduating. He became the inaugural head coach of the San Diego Toreros women's soccer team in 1992. In his last season in San Diego in 1996, he led the team to the second round of the NCAA tournament and was named West Coast Conference coach of the year.{{cite news|url=https://godeacs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/tony-da-luz/1298|title=Tony da Luz|publisher=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|access-date=2024-12-08}}
Da Luz was hired as the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team in 1997. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) coach of the year in his second season in 1998. In 2011, he led Wake Forest to their first appearance in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
Personal life
Da Luz and his wife, Amy, have three children. Their son Austin played college soccer at Wake Forest and professionally for North Carolina FC.{{cite news|url=https://greensboro.com/article_049fca5f-0fd0-574c-8ca1-b10dc401d1b4.html|title=Family ties just might help Wake Forest women's soccer team this weekend at the College Cup|last=Dell|first=John|date=2024-12-04|newspaper=News & Record|access-date=2024-12-08|url-access=subscription}}
References
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External links
- [https://godeacs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/tony-da-luz/1298 Wake Forest bio]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:San Diego Toreros men's soccer players
Category:American women's soccer coaches
Category:San Diego Toreros men's soccer coaches