Bio

Coach Cumbo has 23 years of experience as a full time men’s & women’s collegiate head coach in California (15 years at the NCAA Division II level and now 8 years at the CA Community College Level).  During his career as a head coach he spent 8 years at Humboldt State (2001-2008), 7 years at Cal State East Bay (2009-2015) and has been at Las Positas since 2016.  He has a career winning percentage over.500. and has won more than 250 college soccer games.  He has made it into the playoffs every year at Las Positas College and earned his 100^th “Las Positas” win for the college on September 13^th, 2023.  He has coached teams who have been nationally ranked, players who have become professionals, All American’s and Conference Players of the Year.  He is well connected with 4 year coaches and has a sturdy reputation for moving players on to the next level.  He is also currently the Kinesiology program coordinator and the Assistant Athletic Director.

Coach Cumbo earned a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Teaching and Coaching at the collegiate level from Humboldt State, an Undergraduate Degree in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, an “A” Level Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation and both the Advanced National and Advanced National Goalkeeper Diploma from the NSCAA.  

He has been a positive ambassador of the game, and has served as a volunteer for the United Soccer Coaches Organization for 20 years and currently serves at the West Region Chairman for the All-America Committee.  He previously served 9 years as the National Chairman for the Division II All-America Committee, 10 years as the West Region Chairman, and 3 years as the chair of the NCAA Division II MLS Combine recommendation committee. In 2015, he also became an NSCAA Instructor for the Level I, II and III Goalkeeper Courses. Cumbo also remains current in education and earned the Certificate of Completion in the course, Teaching Men of Color in the Community College, and completed the NSCAA & Athlete Ally LGBT Diversity and Inclusion Diploma Course. 

In 2015, Coach Cumbo took his college team on a cultural and athletic adventure to England, fundraising 100 percent of the expenses for the eight-day trip. The international experience included three major competitions, a two-night stay at Upton Park with a West Ham vs. Sunderland match, and a three-night stay with the Wolverhampton Wanderers while training and competing on their grounds. The team competed against the Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth Academy, Knockbreda FC from Belfast, Northern Ireland and the men’s soccer team from Nottingham University. The team also toured Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, and Warwick Castle.  

While living in the East Bay Coach Cumbo has been involved locally as youth coach as well.  He was an assistant coach for the San Jose Earthquakes USSDA teams during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In 2015 for the first time ever both the U16 and U18 teams advanced to the Playoffs, and the U18’s made it to the USSDA Final Four. In 2014 the U16 team made it to the quarter finals.  In addition, he has been involved with Ballistic United SC in Pleasanton, Dublin SC in Dublin, Tri Valley SC in San Ramon and Mustang SC in Danville.

He also had a successful career as a student-athlete.  A four-year starting goalkeeper and record holder at the State University of New York-Plattsburgh, Cumbo received All-Conference honors, recorded 55 wins, 24 shutouts and was a two-year captain. He competed in the NCAA Tournament and won a SUNYAC Conference Championship. As a youth, he competed for the New York State West ODP Team, the Rochester Mavericks Soccer Club and won a Gold Medal for the Western New York Team in the Empire State Amateur Games and numerous State Cup Championships with the Mavericks. He also competed internationally in both Holland and Spain during high school.

As an undergraduate student, he spent three semesters on exchange.  He participated in the International Exchange program while attending Chester University in England, and the National Student Exchange program while attending Humboldt State University in Northern California.