Men's Soccer

Daniel Cherbonnier
Daniel Cherbonnier

Daniel Cherbonnier joined the Tulsa men’s soccer staff as a volunteer assistant in 2013, then served as the graduate assistant beginning in 2015, before being named an assistant coach in 2017.  The 2020 campaign will be Cherbonnier’s eighth with the program overall.
 
In his seven seasons at Tulsa, Cherbonnier has helped TU post a 56-49-23 overall record, claim three American Athletic Conference championships and advance to the NCAA Championship three times.  On a conference level, Cherbonnier has helped coach 20 all-league performers, 27 Player of the Week honorees, 18 all-tournament team selections, eight All-Rookie honorees and two All-Freshman Team performers.
 
Prior to Tulsa, Cherbonnier spent six years as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Tyler where he assisted in all aspects of the program including coaching, recruiting, goalkeeper training, academic advising, administrative duties and camp organization.
 
While at UT Tyler, Cherbonnier helped the Patriots compile a 72-29-14 overall record and a 50-15-10 mark in the American Southwest Conference.  During the six years, UT-Tyler won three regular season conference championships, three ASC tournament championships, and had a program-best NCAA Elite 8 appearance.  On the field, Cherbonnier helped coach three All-America selections, nine all-region honorees and 38 all-conference performers.  Off the field, he helped produce 52 Academic All-Conference players, while the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
 
Cherbonnier also had coaching stints with Bishop T.K. Gorman High School, All-Saints Episcopal School, Tulsa Soccer Club and Azzurri Soccer Club.
 
Cherbonnier has earned his NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma.
 
A native of College Station, Texas, Cherbonnier earned his bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in kinesiology from UT-Tyler in 2012.  He earned his master’s degree from Tulsa in December 2016.

His wife’s name is Angela.