David Juarez is in his first season as an assistant coach at SMSU in 2025.
Juarez comes to SMSU after spending the 2024 season as an assistant women's soccer coach at Carleton College. He brings nearly 15 years of coaching experience to the Mustang program.
Carleton finished the 2024 season 14-2-7 overall, won the MIAC regular season championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. A total of five Carleton players were named all-conference first team last season. It was his second stint with Carleton as he spent the 2021 as an assistant coach.
Following his first season at Carleton, Juarez was an assistant coach for two seasons (2022-23) at Michigan Tech University, helping lead the Huskies to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
He has also served as both head coach and assistant coach at various club programs in Minnesota including the Salvo Soccer Club, Fusion Soccer Club, Shakopee Soccer Association and Minnesota Thunder Academy. He also worked as an assistant coach at Eden Prairie, Eagan, and Lakeville North high schools.
Juarez earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education from Augsburg University in 2015.
