2009 Women's Soccer
Record: 12-4-2 Home: 4-1 Away: 7-3 Neutral: 1-0 RRAC: 6-1-1
Juan de Dios Garcia
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Juan de Dios Garcia
PT Assistant Coach
3rd Season

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, the pioneer, founder, coordinator, board member, referee and coach of all youth and adult Brownsville Soccer Leagues, has 47 years of soccer experience.
 
He is and has been a member of most the All-Star soccer teams in both Texas and Mexico. During the 1970s, Garcia was a Third Division Professional player in Tamaulipas, Mexico, a state champion, and a member of the V.M.C soccer team that won the Mexican National Championship.
 
He also coached the "Atletico Arsenal", a prospective Division Professional Team in Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 1978-79 and in 1980-81, played for The University of Texas-Pan American.
 
Garcia earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in Spanish and Sociology in 1982 from UTPA. Upon graduation, he began his position as head soccer coach at Brownsville Hanna High School.

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.

 
2009 Women's Soccer Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrev. School
0Jessica HamerJRGK5-4Sao Bernardo, BrazilProf. Amadeu Oliveiro
 Emily Husband*SOD5-7Huddersfield, EnglandHuddersfield N. C.
 Melissa Moreno*FRD5-5Harlingen, TexasHarlingen South HS
 Carling Rootes*JRD5-8Calgary, Alberta, CanadaLord Beaverbrook HS
 Abigail Saldivar*FRM5-5Harlingen, TexasHarlingen South HS
2Chelsea MaidmentFRD5-10Aurora, Ontario, CanadaCardinal Center HS
4Jodie HunterFRD5-4Batley, EnglandBruntcliffe HS
5Abigail PerezFRM5-5Glendale, CaliforniaDonna HS
8Leah RussellFRF5-9Oakville, Ontario, CanadaIroquis Ridge HS
9Helen WagstaffSOM5-8Heckmondwike, EnglandSpin Valley HS
10Sara Di BenedettoSOM5-6Maple, Ontario, CanadaSt. Elizabeth HS
11Theresa BermanSOM5-5Newmarket, CanadaSacred Heart HS
12Sami ThormanSRF5-4Harlingen, TexasUMHardin-Baylor
13Laura CarpenterJRM5-4St. Catherine's, Ontario, Can.Bethel (Tenn.)
16Nicole SeredaFRD5-6Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBishop Grandin HS
17Linette CuvillierSOF5-1Brownsville, TexasLos Fresnos HS
19Julia Dell' AquilaSOD5-7Thornhill, Ontario, CanadaSt. Elizabeth HS
20Verena WonsikowskiSOF5-9Kleve, GermanyBorken - Bocholt
21Aimee YoungFRM5-4Brownsville, TexasHanna HS
89Stephanie ReidJRGK5-10Mississauga, Ontario, Can.U. of Cumberlands
* Redshirt
Nik Barjaktarevic - Head Coach - 3rd season
Shane Sanchez - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Juan de Dios Garcia - PT Assistant Coach - 3rd season