After 24 years as a coach at the high school level in the Upstate, Carlos Osorio joined the Wofford staff in the fall of 2009. In his first season at Wofford, the team won the Southern Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to joining the Terriers, Osorio served as head coach at Dorman High School. From 2000 to 2009 he won nine region championships and had a 183-53-3 record. The Cavaliers won the 2001 state championship. He was the North/South Coach in 2000 and was head coach for the Clash of the Carolinas in 2009.
At the club level, he is currently with Carolina Elite Soccer Academy.
His coaching career began at Spartanburg High School, where he posted a 7-5 record in 1985-86. He moved to Wade Hampton High School in Greenville beginning in 1986. With the Generals he compiled a 171-71-5 overall record, which included five region championships and a state championship in 1998. He was named SCHSL State Coach of the Year in 1992 and was the North/South Coach in 1996.
He played two seasons at Miami Dade Junior College and won the Junior College National Championship in 1979. He attended USC Spartanburg from 1980-82 and graduated with a degree in secondary education.
Osorio and his wife Karen reside in Spartanburg. They have three children: Dusty, Casey and Carmen.
