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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
Coach Diego Marroquin

Diego Marroquin

  • Title
    Men's Soccer Head Coach
  • Since
    August 2023
  • Email
    dmarr@hawaii.edu
  • Phone
    808-932-7878

In Aug. 2023, Diego Marroquin began serving as Hawai‘i Hilo Men's Soccer acting head coach before being named the program's 10th different head coach in July 2024.

The California native arrived to the Big Island after most recently serving two seasons as head coach of the men's soccer program at Holy Names University before the school's closure at the end of the 2022-23 year.


HAWAI‘I HILO MEN'S SOCCER RECORD

SEASON TEAM RECORD NOTES
2023 10-6-0 Overall
7-3-0 PacWest (No. 3)
(4) All-PacWest Team Selections
2024 11-6-1 Overall
6-4-1 PacWest (No. 5)
PacWest Championships Semifinals
(3) All-PacWest Team Selections
2025 1-1-0 Overall
0-0-0 PacWest
3 Seasons 22-13-1 Overall
13-7-1 PacWest
- Championships
- Major Awards

2023: Named acting head coach in August while Garrett Estrin is away on leave. Vulcans totaled 10 wins, marking just the third time in program history to finish the season with double-digit victories. 


COACHING CAREER
» 7 All-PacWest Team Selections
» Program All-Time Leader – 22 Wins (Sept. 4, 2025 vs Cal State San Marcos)

PLAYERS' ACCOLADES
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Joe and Harriet Estrella Scholar-Athlete: David Mayser


PLAYING CAREER
» Played two seasons at Santa Rosa JC (2007-2008) before finishing final two years at Sacramento State (2009-2010)
» Helped capture conference championships all four seasons

ALMA MATER
» Petaluma High School (California)
» Santa Rosa Junior College (California)
» California State University, Sacramento 2014 - B.A. Psychology
» Concordia University Irvine (California) 2020 - M.S. Coaching and Exercise Science

PERSONAL
» Pronunciation: MARRR-row-KEEN
» Hometown: Petaluma, California

CERTIFICATIONS
» U.S. Soccer Federation B License
» TOVO V1 Methodology
» La Liga Formation Certification
» United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma


CAREER (30-28-4)
2023-Present: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
2022-Present: Marin Legends (Co-HC)
2021-2022: Holy Names University (HC: 12-17-4)
2016-Present: Marin Football Club, ECNL
2016-2021: Dominican University of California (Assistant)
2015-2016: Sacramento State (Assistant)
2014-2016: Placer Untied FC, ECNL
2013-2014: Union FC
2012-2013: Santa Rosa JC (Assistant)


MEDIA
» After coasting as freshman, former Petaluma star revs up his game (Oct. 25, 2008) - The Press Democrat

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