Tony da Luz
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_48.jpg) Da Luz in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 30, 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, U.S.[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | San Diego Toreros | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1991 | San Diego Toreros (men's, assistant) | ||
| 1992–1996 | San Diego Toreros | ||
| 1997– | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
Tony da Luz (born August 30, 1961) is an American college soccer coach who is the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team, a position he has held since 1997.
Da Luz played college soccer for the San Diego Toreros and assistant-coached the men's team after graduating. He became the inaugural head coach of the San Diego Toreros women's soccer team in 1992. In his last season in San Diego in 1996, he led the team to the second round of the NCAA tournament and was named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Coach of the Year.[2]
Da Luz was hired as the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team in 1997. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coach of the Year in his second season in 1998. In 2011, he led Wake Forest to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament semifinals.[2] In 2024, he led the Demon Deacons to their national championship appearance, losing to North Carolina.[3]
