Jose Ortega enters his ninth season (10th year) with the Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer program in 2026.
During his time on staff, the Broncos have posted a 105-36-31 (.701) overall record and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances reaching as far as the national semifinals. Ortega also helped lead the program to two CCAA titles, coming at the CCAA Tournament in 2019 and regular season in 2024.
Ortega was a two-year letterwinner at Cal Poly Pomona in 2013 and 2014, starring as a defensive anchor. He appeared in all 38 games the Broncos played during those two seasons, starting each one as CPP went 24-8-6 (.711) overall. Ortega earned All-CCAA honorable mention in his first go-around in the Green & Gold, adding a pair of assists offensively.
As a senior for first-time CCAA Tournament champion Cal Poly Pomona, Ortega was voted by league head coaches as CPP's first-ever CCAA Defensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-CCAA First Team. A unanimous All-West Region honoree, he was recognized as a second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American. That 2014 squad broke several program records that still stand, among them for wins (17-tied), winning percentage (.900, 17-1-2) fewest goals allowed (10) and goals-against average (0.48). Ortega was the only Bronco who started every match in both 2013 and 2014, and led the squad in minutes played in each season to total 3,465.
Ortega began his collegiate playing career at El Camino College in Torrance. The Los Angeles native is a graduate of George Washington Preparatory Senior High. Click
here for his CPP student-athlete bio.
