LAFC has appointed Alejandro Guido as an assistant coach of LAFC2, the club’s MLS NEXT Pro Team.
Guido, 31, joins the staff of LAFC2 head coach Fabian Sandoval while also serving as head coach of the LAFC Academy U-18 team, a position he recently began in July 2025. He holds an A Senior coaching license from U.S. Soccer and a Pro License from the Federación Mexicana de Futbol.
Before joining LAFC, Guido served as an assistant coach for FC Cincinnati 2 and IDP coach for the Ohio club. He began his coaching journey when he initially signed with FC Cincinnati 2 as a player-coach in January of 2024 and previously served as a talent scout for U.S. Soccer.
An accomplished professional player, Guido spent three seasons with the San Diego Loyal of the USL Championship from 2021-2023. He made 100 appearances for the club and led the Loyal to three consecutive appearances in the USL Championship Playoffs.
Guido tallied 13 goals and 13 assists over his Loyal career and logged over 6,500 minutes across all competitions, beginning in 2020 with his arrival on loan from LAFC. In the five matches played on loan, Guido scored 2 goals and tallied 2 assists in just under 300 minutes.
The Chula Vista, California native began his professional playing career with Liga MX side Club Tijuana in 2012 after moving through the club’s youth system and making his debut in a 2-1 win over Celaya FC. With Tijuana’s first team, Guido made 56 appearances over seven years while spending the 2013-2014 season on loan with Dorados de Sinaloia.
Following his time with Tijuana, Guido signed with LAFC, where he was a part of the matchday roster across numerous competitions, including the MLS regular season and the Concacaf Champions Cup (2019).
On the international stage, Guido represented the United States at the U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels and earned his first senior USMNT camp call-up in 2018. Guido scored four goals for the Stars and Stripes’ youth teams in 50 matches and made four appearances in the 2011 U-17 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
