Bio

Ivan Bastida enters his first year as head coach at Gavilan College in 2024.

Prior to joining the Rams, he was the assistant men’s soccer coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College. In his second year with the program, he proudly assisted SMCC into their first playoff appearance in five years!

Originally from Southern California, Ivan has extensive coaching background and has managed teams of all ages. He coached multiple teams with Pateadores SC, a youth organization focused on player development. He coached high school for five years, with stints at University (Irvine, CA) and Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA), where every year each of his teams won their respective league titles. He also worked with the Men’s Club team at California State University, Fullerton where they reached their first conference championship match in school history.

He was also the Head Coach for Anaheim Legacy FC, a men’s UPSL team. In the spring of 2022, Anaheim Legacy FC was crowned conference champions and promoted to the premier division of the UPSL. He led the team to a record of 21-5-1 during his tenure with the club.

Bastida went through each step of the education ladder. It began when he played for Santa Ana College where he received Defensive MVP and Rookie MVP honors in a run that took the team to the Final Four of the CCCAA. After finishing his Associate’s, he transferred to CSU-Fullerton and completed his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. He obtained his Master’s in Coaching and Exercise Science from Concordia University-Irvine in 2021.

Ivan is currently working on obtaining his USSF ‘B’ License, and holds multiple diplomas with United Soccer Coaches.

A native of Anaheim, Ivan attended Katella High School where he attained his biliteracy seal on his diploma for being a bilingual speaker. He was also named Team Captain and received OCADA “Character of Honor Athlete” award.