Erin Carrillo

Erin Carrillo-Bautista was named an assistant coach at Utah State in 2021 and will enter his first season with the Aggies. Carrillo-Bautista followed USU head coach Manny Martins from Eugene, where the duo served on the same coaching staff at the University of Oregon and at Lane United in the USL League 2.

Carrillo-Bautista was an assistant coach under Martins with Lane United heading into the 2021 season, and helped with all aspects of the team, including training, scouting and day-to-day operations. Carrillo-Bautista was active at the club level in Eugene and was an assistant coach for the Eugene Timbers club program, coaching various age groups. He cultivated more coaching experience as a volunteer assistant at Bushnell University, an NAIA program in Eugene.

Martins and Carrillo-Bautista first met at the University of Oregon, where Carrillo-Bautista was serving as the team manager for the women’s soccer program. There, Carrillo-Bautista was able to take part in team film sessions and gained valuable insights on tactical analysis, as well as oppositional analysis. During his time there he was also able to learn the amount of preparation and attention to detail that goes into building a successful team environment.

As a player, Carrillo-Bautista was brought up through Timbers Academy in Portland, Ore., while also playing club with the Washington Timbers. Carrillo-Bautista was recruited by several Division II and Division III programs before he stepped away from playing to focus on a degree at Oregon, graduating with a dual major in Spanish and sports business.