COACHES CORNER
IVAN MEZA
Academy & Club Goalkeeper Coach
Highest License Obtained: United soccer coaches level 1 & 2 GK certification
Course for methodology and planning GK training by Memo Velazquez (Women’s Mexican national team GK coach)
Playing experience:
20 years playing
Played 12 years at club level
Played 8 years PDL (El Paso Patriots)
Played US Open Cup
Coaching Experience:
15 years coaching at club level (u5-u16)
2 years GK at PDL level
1 year ODP coach
CLUB TEAMS COACHES
DESIREE CASTILLO
Coaching: 2016 Blue and 2014 Girls teams
Highest License: USSF D License
Degree: Bachelor’s in Nursing
Playing Experience: 4-year Varsity at Franklin High school, 6 years Club Soccer
Coaching Experience: 6 years Coaching club with Rush U5-U13 (2017-2023), 1 year club with Locomotive U8-U10 (2023)
RITCHIE RAMIREZ
Coaching: 2016 Gold team
Highest Licensed Obtained: In the process of obtaining USSF D License
Playing Experience: 14 years at the club level
Coaching Experience: 2 years coaching at the youth level
MARK LOPEZ
Coaching: 2015 Blue team
Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Psychology Master’s Degree in Education
Playing experience:
15 years at the club level
4 Years HS Soccer District Championships, Area Championships Sweet 16
Coaching Experience:
10 Years of coaching at the youth level (U12-U18)
HS Varsity Boys and Girls Assistant Head Coach
Junior Varsity Head Coach
State Final Four
Head Varsity Women’s Coach
MIKE KAPUSCIK
Coaching: 2014 Blue & 2014 Gold teams
Highest License Obtained: USSF National ‘E’
Degree: Bachelors in Computer Information Systems from UTEP
Playing Experience: Played at the collegiate level at the University of Texas at Dallas
4-year varsity at Andress HS (El Paso, Tx)
2 District Championships
1st Team All-District
30+ years of playing
Coaching Experience: 10 Years Coaching at the High School Varsity Level & Currently the Boys Varsity coach at Hanks HS
15 years coaching at the youth level (U6-U14)
JOHN GALLEGOS
Coaching: 2013 Blue, 2012 Blue teams & academy team assistant
Highest License obtained: USSF D License
Degree: Master’s degree in Sports Administration
Playing experience:
13 years at the club level
HS Soccer State Playoffs
Coaching Experience:
10 Years coaching at the HS level
8 Years head coach – Chapin HS Boys Soccer
22 Years coaching at the youth level (U6-U18)
HS Varsity Bi District Champion (2021)
District 1-5A Coach of the year (2021)
JUSE TORRESDEY
Coaching: 2013 Gold team
Highest License obtained: In the process of obtaining USSF D License
Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts in Spanish/ Minor in Secondary Education
Playing Experience: 2 years Escuela de fútbol Astros, 2 years Varsity Montwood HS, 1 year UTEP Men’s Club
Coaching Experience: 14 years coaching
Coach of the Year Award 2014
Austin High School JV Girls District Champion 2008-2009
Andress High School JV Girls District Champion 2014, 2020, 2022
Andress High School Varsity Girls Soccer 2 time sweet 16 appearance as Assistant Coach 2015, 2017
El Paso Locomotive Youth Soccer Silver 2010 boys 2nd place El Paso Premier League, 2nd place Texas Cup 2022
EDWIN VILLAREAL
Coaching: 2012 Gold team
VICTOR FLORES
Coaching: 2011 Blue team
Degree: BA in Psychology and Community Studies, University of Maine
MS in Sports Psychology and Motor Behavior, University of Tennessee
Playing Experience: Eastlake High School Varsity Soccer 2011-2014
University of Maine at Machas Men’s soccer 2014-2018
Coaching Experience: Washington Academy Head Coach Girls Varsity ( East Machias, Maine) 2018-2019
University of Maine at Machias Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach ( Machias, Maine) 2018-2019
Knoxville Crush Youth Coach 09 Girls, 07/08 Boys ( Knoxville, Tennessee) 2021-2022
ENDY GONZALEZ
Coaching: 2010 Blue team
Highest License Obtained: USSF D License
Degree: Bachelors of Marketing (Mexico)
Playing Experience: 13 years at club level, 2 years at the collegiate level in Mexico
Coaching Experience:
8 years club coaching
2 years with Club Atlas Academy
5 years coaching (U5-U18) Southwest Youth Academy – Locomotive FC 2010
4 years coaching UPSL (Semi-Pro) Southwest Football Club
National Final Four UPSL Fall 2019
UPSL Conference Championship 2019-2021
UPSL Regional Championship 2019
US Open Cup 2019-2021
JULIO CARDONA
Coaching: 2010 Gold team
Degree: Currently pursuing Bachelors in Human Resources
Playing experience:
4 Years at club level
Coaching experience:
1 year as Isabela SC assistant coach
Currently coaching 2010 Locomotive Gold
Born in Puerto Rico and currently working as AGR in the US Army Reserves at El Paso, TX
OSVALDO MORALES
Coaching: 2009 Blue team
Highest License Obtained: Professional license from the Mexican Soccer Federation in 2020
Currently seeking the C license for the US Soccer Federation
Degree: Master’s degree in Education
Coaching Experience: 2 years coaching for Locomotive Youth Soccer Teams.
12 years as an educator
8 years coaching at the youth level (u7 – u18).
Owenn Chavez
Coaching: 2009 Gold team
GABE MORAN
Coaching: 2008 Blue team
Highest license Obtain: USSF National E
In the process of obtaining USSF D license this fall of 2023
Playing Experience: 20+ years playing club level
1993, 1994 State Championship El Paso Panthers
4 years varsity at Bel Air High School
Coaching Experience: 13 years coaching club level (U6-U18)
Barcelona USA at El Paso Texas
Express FC
FC Dallas El Paso
2021, 2022 USYS Presidents Cup State Champions Fc Dallas El Paso 2008
2021 USYS Presidents Cup Southern Regional Champions FC Dallas El Paso 2008
2021 USYS Presidents Cup Nationals 3rd Place
FC Dallas El Paso 2008
2022 USYS Presidents Cup Southern Regional
Semifinalist FC Dallas El Paso 2008
MARTIN HERNANDEZ
Coaching: 2008 Gold team
Highest License Obtained: Currently working on my D license
Playing experience: Collegiate Level: Chandler Gilbert CC & Kansas Wesleyan University
Semi-Pro: UPSL Sun City Astros
Professional: SoccerViza (Costa Rica)
Coaching Experience:
2nd Year with El Paso Locomotive
ACADEMY TEAMS COACHES
JOHN HOBAN
Coaching: 2011 John Hoban team
Highest License Obtained: USSF D license
Degree: Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from UTEP
Playing experience:
14 years at the club level
HS Soccer All District and All City first team GK (2003 & 2004)
Coaching Experience:
19 years coaching at the youth soccer level (U6-U18)
12 years coaching at the High School level (5 yrs junior varsity and 7 years Varsity)
3X HS district champions
El Paso Times HS coach of the Year (19/20)
JAIR OLIVARES
Coaching: 2010 Academy team
Highest License obtained: Professional Technical Director FIFA Licensed (Mexican Federation).
USSF B License
Degree: Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Leadership.
Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology concentration Sports Sciences/Biology.
Playing experience:
10 years professional soccer experience (Soles Cd. Juarez, Astros Cd. Juarez, Cobras Cd. Juarez, Rayados de Monterrey, Indios USA, El Paso Patriots.
Coaching Experience:
15 Years coaching at the youth level (U9-U18).
3 Years coaching High School Varsity Soccer.
3 Years coaching El Paso Locomotive Academy.
2 Years coaching adults Hooligans El Paso.
1 Year coaching professionally with El Paso Coyotes (Major Arena Soccer League).
Copa Alianza Adults National Champion 2017.
Copa Rayados Champion 2021
ALEX POZO
Coaching: 2009 Academy team & USL Academy U20 Team Assistant Coach
MARC ROSCH
Coaching: 2008 & 2007 Academy teams
Highest License Obtained: Holder of UEFA “A” (Union of European Football Association)
Coaching License since 2006.
Degree: BA in Kinesiology from UTEP
MA in Educational Leadership from UTEP
Playing experience:
10 years playing experience as a semi-professional in Germany
Coaching Experience:
Andress HS Boys Soccer Head Coach from 2006-2015
Coronado HS Boys Soccer Head Coach from 2015-present
Professional Coaching Internships with CS Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) & FC Saarbrücken (Germany)
COLIN HERLINGER
Coaching: 2006/05 Academy team
Highest License obtained: USSF A Senior License
Degree: Master’s degree in Sports Pedagogy in a focus of soccer coaching
Playing experience:
12 years at the club level
HS Soccer State quarter and semifinalists (2014 & 2015)
1 year at the collegiate level
Coaching Experience:
2 Years coaching professionally with Loudoun United (USL Championship)
12 Years coaching at the youth level (U9-U18)
HS Varsity Finalists and Semi Finalists
State cup Champion 2019
President Cup champion 2022