California State University Northridge Athletics
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Garcia Joins El Salvador's National Men's Soccer Team Coaching Staff
11/11/2021 2:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN assistant men's soccer coach Victor Garcia has joined the staff of the El Salvador Men's National Team as a video analyst.
Garcia has been charged by head coach Hugo Pérez to use his video skills to study El Salvador's strengths and failures to improve on the team's progress towards qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In an interview with the website, https://www.elgrafico.com/, Garcia discussed his new role.
"I feel happy," Garcia said. "It is the dream of anyone who loves football to represent his native country, and this is an opportunity to help but also to learn. I am a part of good coaching staff with a lot of experience. I will do the best I can with what the coaching staff needs."
Garcia who was born in El Salvador and lived in the country until he was 11, completed his ninth season as a member of CSUN Men's Soccer staff in 2021, his fourth as an assistant coach.
Garcia is the Matadors' recruiting coordinator and his efforts resulted in his 2020 class being ranked 24th nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.com. His other responsibilities for the Matador program include day-to-day operations and on the field duties, scheduling, and performance analysis (film editing, visualizations, and presentations of individual, team, and opponent).
Before becoming an assistant coach on the CSUN staff, he served as the director of soccer operations and as a volunteer undergraduate assistant with the Matador program.
For more on Garcia's role click here
~#UniteTheValley~
Garcia has been charged by head coach Hugo Pérez to use his video skills to study El Salvador's strengths and failures to improve on the team's progress towards qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In an interview with the website, https://www.elgrafico.com/, Garcia discussed his new role.
"I feel happy," Garcia said. "It is the dream of anyone who loves football to represent his native country, and this is an opportunity to help but also to learn. I am a part of good coaching staff with a lot of experience. I will do the best I can with what the coaching staff needs."
Garcia who was born in El Salvador and lived in the country until he was 11, completed his ninth season as a member of CSUN Men's Soccer staff in 2021, his fourth as an assistant coach.
Garcia is the Matadors' recruiting coordinator and his efforts resulted in his 2020 class being ranked 24th nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.com. His other responsibilities for the Matador program include day-to-day operations and on the field duties, scheduling, and performance analysis (film editing, visualizations, and presentations of individual, team, and opponent).
Before becoming an assistant coach on the CSUN staff, he served as the director of soccer operations and as a volunteer undergraduate assistant with the Matador program.
For more on Garcia's role click here
~#UniteTheValley~
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