Nick Kirchhof is in his third season on the Stanford men's soccer staff. He was promoted to the position of assistant coach in early May 2014 after serving the previous two years as a volunteer assistant. 

Before coming to The Farm, Kirchhof was the University of Denver's director of men's soccer operations from 2011-2012. He worked closely with the coaching staff and helped with the day-to-day operations of the program. Kirchhof oversaw community relations and outreach, student-athlete academics and the 2011 MSPF Conference tournament. He also helped with fundraising, camps, clinics, travel, social media and video editing.

Kirchhof spent 2008-10 as the assistant coach at Colorado Mesa University, a Division II school in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. While at CMU he assisted in all aspects of the program, including tactical and technical training sessions, recruitment of student-athletes, marketing, fundraising, camp administration and teaching responsibilities.

Prior to joining CMU, Kirchhof had four years of coaching experience in Durango, Colo., working with the Durango Youth Soccer Association, local high school soccer teams, and as Training Director for The Academy Youth Program at Fort Lewis College.

A 2008 graduate of Fort Lewis College, Kirchhof had an impressive career as a student-athlete with the Skyhawks from 2004-07. In his four seasons at Fort Lewis, the Skyhawks went to the NCAA Division II Tournament each year, won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2005 and had a national runner-up finish in 2006. Fort Lewis won three Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular-season titles, as well as three RMAC tournament championships during his career. In his final season, Kirchhof led the Skyhawks to a 15-6-1 mark and was named the RMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.

Off the field, Kirchhof received many conference academic awards. He was the 2008 Fort Lewis College Dr. Troy Bledsoe Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as the 2007-08 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Honor Scholar-Athlete. He was a three-time RMAC All-Academic honoree and was selected to the 2007 RMAC All-Academic First Team.

Kirchhof earned a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at Fort Lewis College and a master's degree in sport management from California University of Pennsylvania. He has an NSCAA Advanced National License as well.