John Astudillo

Who is John Astudillo?

John Astudillo is the head men's soccer coach at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He has held that position since 1989, and has posted a 190-173-35 record at the helm. With 190 career victories, he is the school's all time winning est coach. He led the 2006 Buffalo soccer team to the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division 1 soccer history winning 13 more games than the previous season. The Bulls reached the national rankings for the first time in school history, reaching a national best 20th.

On September 9, 2001, following a 4-0 victory over Siena, Astudillo passed Sal Esposito to become the all-time leader in career victories.

In his 13 years in the highly-competitive Mid-American Conference, Astudillo has coached UB’s first-ever MAC Player of the Year in any sport, 12 first-team all-conference players and 15 second-team all-conference players.

Astudillo’s 2007 club turned in a 10-7-2 record and made their second appearance in the MAC Championship match in three seasons, falling to Akron in overtime.

In 2006, Astudillo guided the Bulls to a 10-7-2 mark and a third consecutive trip to the MAC Tournament Semifinals.