In the 2007 and 2009 seasons, the Scorpions have won two Red River Athletic Conference championships, advancing to the NAIA postseason playoffs both times. He was named RRAC Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2009. Barjaktarevic's four-year record with the Scorpions is 44-22-5 (.655).
In 2009, UTB/TSC was 11-5-2 overall and 6-1-1 in conference play, and won the RRAC championship with a second seed in the tournament. UTB/TSC hosted an NAIA National Championship Opening Round game against Southern Nazarene University (Okla.), and was eliminated there.
Numerous Scorpions have received national and regional recognition.
Scorpion freshman defender Jodie Hunter and junior goalkeeper Stephanie Reid were named as Honorable Mentions on the 2009 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America Teams. Hunter was also named RRAC Defensive Player of the Year. Five Scorpions landed spots on the RRAC All-Conference first team and two to the second team.
Barjaktarevic came to UTB/TSC after a three-year stint as head women's soccer coach at Dana (Neb.) College, located just north of Omaha. At Dana, his program produced 17 All-Conference players, two NAIA All-Region players, two NAIA All-Americans and 9 NAIA Academic All-Americans players. His teams were recognized for outstanding academic achievement with National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award, boosting team GPA to 3.50.
His 2004 Dana team qualified for the NAIA regional tournament. In three seasons at Dana, his coaching record was 16-34-5. Counting his four years at UTB/TSC, Barjaktarevic has compiled an overall coaching record of 60-56-10 (.516).
Previously, Barjaktarevic served as a graduate assistant men's soccer coach at Hastings (Neb.) College. During his time there, the Broncos were 45-4-1, clinched the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) title twice, and finished No. 18 and No. 3 in the NAIA overall rankings. While assisting at Hastings College he also served as Hastings High School's head boys' soccer coach for two seasons, leading the Tigers to their first winning season in school history. He continued his involvement with high school soccer in Blair where he was the head boys' soccer coach for Blair High School in 2004.
His interest in the growth and development of soccer is recognized in his work with Nebraska State Soccer Association ODP (Olympic Development Program) where he served as a coach for various teams between 2002 and 2005.
As a part of the soccer community, Barjaktarevic was involved in variety of other soccer camps, clinics and activities such as Bob Warming's Creighton Soccer Academy, John Keating's Fast Footwork Program, Nebraska State Soccer Association & Region II Camps, and while at Dana and Blair.
Before coming to Nebraska, Barjaktarevic was a defensive standout for Union (Tenn.) University. He was named Best Defensive Player and led the NAIA's third-ranked defense in 2000, his first season.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and Health degree from Union University and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Hastings College. Barjaktarevic received his USSF "A" National Coaching License, the highest coaching license in the U.S., in January 2010.
Barjaktarevic and his wife, Natasa, have one daughter, Mia.
Juan de Dios Garcia joined the athletics staff of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College in August 2007 as Assistant Women's Soccer Coach and goalkeepers' coach.
Garcia continues to hold the position at Hanna High School along with other positions in professional organizations such as President of the Rio Grande Valley Soccer Coaches Organization and the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches, where he was named Regional Director in 2005.
