Hideki Nakada is preparing for his third season as the head coach of the Utah women's soccer program in 2023-24. He became the third head coach in program history on May 27, 2021. 

The Utes improved both their overall and Pac-12 win percentages in year two under Nakada's command compared to year one and they started the season by going undefeated in August, a stretch that included victories in each of Utah's first three home matches. The Utes started their Pac-12 schedule with a win as well, coming from behind to knock off Arizona, while also earning ties against No. 4 Alabama and No. 23 USC.

In his first match at the helm of Utah, Nakada earned his first career victory as a head coach with a 3-1 win over the Portland Pilots. Under Nakada’s guidance, the Utes earned ties with national runner-up and No. 22 BYU and No. 3 UCLA. Nakada led the Utes to an increased win total from the previous year.

In his seven years on The Farm, Nakada helped guide the Cardinal to two National Championships (2017, 2019) and five-consecutive Pac-12 Championships (2015-19). During his seven seasons, Stanford compiled a remarkable 132-15-10 overall record with a dominating 66-6-4 mark in the Conference of Champions with four College Cup appearances.  He also spent the previous three seasons as the associate head coach after being elevated on Feb. 23, 2018.

The Cardinal won their third national title in 2019 thanks to their goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who saved two penalty kicks in the title-deciding shootout against No. 2 North Carolina. Stanford also set a school record that year with 102 goals while finishing with a 24-1-0 record.

During Stanford’s second national title run, Stanford allowed just eight goals. The 2017 squad also outscored opponents 91-8 while the Cardinal trailed a total of 8:59 minutes that season.

As a recruiting Coordinator, Nakada was heavily involved in bringing in the No. 1 recruiting class four times during his time. He coached eight players who earned caps with U.S. Women’s National team - Andi Sullivan, Catarina Macario, Sophia Smith, Tierna Davidson, Jane Campbell, Jordan DiBiasi,Alana Cook and Tegan McGrady.

While on staff, Nakada helped Stanford earn NSCAA Pacific Region Staff of the Year in 2016 and was named the 2015 NSCAA Pacific Region Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Cardinal to a 19-2-2 overall record.

Prior to his time on The Farm, Nakada spent the 2013 season at Oregon as an assistant – serving as the team’s defensive coach and recruiting coordinator.

Nakada started his collegiate career at Idaho State (2006-08), where he spent three seasons and led the Bengals to the 2006 Big Sky regular-season and tournament championships and NCAA Tournament appearance.

He then went on to Marquette for four seasons (2009-12) and helped guide the Golden Eagles to the NCAA Tournament each year he was there. In his final year, the Golden Eagles tallied 19 wins – including a school-record 17 shutouts – to claim its fourth-consecutive BIG EAST American Division Championship and first-ever BIG EAST Tournament Championship.

His experience extends outside of the college coaching ranks as well. Nakada has been a member of the Region II & IV ODP coaching staff since 2010. Beginning in 2012, Nakada was named to the U.S. Club Soccer id2 National Camp coaching staff. He also joined the goalkeeping coaching staff at Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Player Development Program in 2012.