Camilo Rodriguez
Clemson University
Camilo Rodriguez
Assistant Coach
camilo@clemson.edu
Clemson
Division 1

Camilo Rodriguez is the goalkeeping coach for Clemson men's soccer. He previously spent eight seasons as the head coach at Southern Wesleyan University. In his eight seasons as head coach at SWU, Rodriguez led the program to two national titles, in 2013 and 2015. The Warriors were ranked second in the final NCCAA rankings in 2013, and finished in the top 10 of the rankings each of the last four years. The program also finished in the top 25 in the NAIA rankings each of the last two years, while competing in the toughest NAIA conference in the country, with over six teams ranked those two seasons. SWU recently completed the transition phase from NAIA to NCAA Division II. Rodriguez finished with a 94-57-13 overall record as Southern Wesleyans head coach, and earned several coaching accolades during his tenure. He was named the NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 2015, and was recognized as the NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year and NCCAA/NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2013. In 2012, he was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Coach of the Year by unanimous vote. Rodriguez brings nearly 12 years of collegiate coaching experience, including in the professional ranks. He served as the assistant coach of the NPSL Upward Stars in 2014 and 2015, helping lead the program to its first South Atlantic Conference Championship. In 2006, he was the goalkeeper coach for the Charlotte Eagles of the USL second division. The native of Bogota, Colombia is fluent in Spanish and played collegiate soccer at Southern Wesleyan University from 2001-04. He was a goalkeeper on the Warriors 2003 team, which won the SSAC Championship and the NCCAA South Region Tournament, and advanced to the NCCAA National Championship match. Rodriguez also received several individual accolades while playing for SWU. In 2001 and 2002, he was named to the Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference Second Team, and added selections to the NAIA All-Region XIII Team and the NCCAA All-South Region Team in 2002. He also played professionally in the Colombian second division. Rodriguez graduated from Southern Wesleyan University in 2004 with a degree in Internet Computing Science and earned a masters degree in Management from SWU in 2007. He and his wife, Stephanie, have a son and daughter, Luca and Norah.