Nico Luque

Biography

Nico Luque enters his third season in 2026 with the Bluejays. His responsibilities encompass scholarship allotment budgeting, recruiting relations, training lesson plans, with a specification as our Opponent Scouting and Video Coordinator. Luque came to Creighton after spending the 2023 season with the Greenville Triumph (USL League 1). He also brings 10 years of collegiate experience with stops at UMass Lowell (2022), USC Upstate (2017-22) and Concordia (2014-17). “I’ve known Nico for many years, he brings a wealth of expertise in recruiting, scouting, and building meaningful connections with players and staff both professionally and personally” said head coach Johnny Torres. “Over the past 14 years that I’ve been in the United States, Creighton has been one of the programs to set a standard of excellence in Men’s Soccer,” said Luque. Luque served as the recruiting coordinator at UMass Lowell and USC Upstate for three seasons. During his tenure at USC Upstate, Luque helped the Spartans climb as high as 46 in the RPI, including a 6-1-1 record in Big South play during the 2020 season. The Spartans went on to reach the Big South Tournament Finals, falling to High Point. He helped develop 11 Big South All-Conference selections and was part of the Big South Coaching Staff of the Year in 2020. Luque received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Southern Wesleyan with a minor in coaching. He later received his MBA with an emphasis in leadership from Concordia in 2016, as well