Jose "Coco" Navarro (born May 16, 1995) is an American

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player who currently plays for Real Monarchs SLC in the

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Career

Youth and College

Navarro spent three years with the Real Salt Lake AZ Academy before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

. In his freshman year with the Golden Eagles, Navarro made 21 appearances and tallied three goals including a game winner against Akron in the second round of the 2013 College Cup. It was Marquette's first ever NCAA tournament victory. He also recorded five assists that year and was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team. In 2014, he made 18 appearances and tallied two goals and an assist.

Professional

On January 29, 2015, it was announced that Navarro signed a professional contract with Real Monarchs SLC, a

affiliate of

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

. On March 22, he made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw against

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Marquette Golden Eagles bio
1995 births Living people American men's soccer players Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer players Real Monarchs players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from California USL Championship players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-stub