TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Wildcats Head Soccer Coach Rebecca Moros has announced the addition of Nils Roth to the program's coaching staff as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach. Roth joined the Wildcats in January 2026 after serving three seasons as the associate head coach and goalkeeper coach at Pima Community College.

During his time with the Aztecs, Roth helped lead the program to a 51-9-1 overall record, highlighted by an ACCAC Region I Championship and recognition as the 2024 United Soccer Coaches West Region Staff of the Year.

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Roth was instrumental in Pima's success during his tenure, helping guide the Aztecs to an 18-4 record in 2025 and an impressive 20-1-1 mark in 2024. Both seasons concluded in the NJCAA National Semifinals against the eventual national champion. Under his guidance, seven players earned NJCAA All-American honors, including 2024 Defensive Player of the Year D'Andre Pickett.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Roth joined the staff of FC Tucson in February 2025 as the first team's goalkeeper coach during the club's USL League Two campaign. He also competed for FC Tucson as a player during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Roth graduated from University of the Incarnate Word in 2022 with a degree in business economics. He later earned his Master of Business Administration from Colorado State University Pueblo.

As a player, Roth competed collegiately at Pima College, Incarnate Word, and CSU Pueblo. He was the starting goalkeeper on Pima's 2018 NJCAA Division I National Championship team and earned First Team United Soccer Coaches All-American honors that season. In 2019, he was named Second Team United Soccer Coaches All-Region.

Following two seasons competing in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference at Incarnate Word, Roth transferred to CSU Pueblo as a graduate student, where he helped lead the program to the NCAA Division II National Championship game.