Bode brings ambitious mentality, player development roots to Marquette as assistant coach

Steve Bode was an assistant coach for Marquette men’s soccer for eight seasons. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)Women’s soccer assistant coach Steve Bode is incredibly familiar with the city of Milwaukee. As a Marquette University High School and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate, Bode has spent much of his life in Brew City — especially at Marquette.

“Marquette is a place that I know well and have spent time at,” Bode said in March. “My two older brothers went here, my dad went here, my grandpa went here, so Marquette means a lot to me. So when this opportunity came up, it was special.”

After his professional soccer career ended over a decade ago, Bode joined the Marquette…