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2009 Women's Soccer

Photo of Cerritos College assistant women's soccer coach Guillermo Gonzlez
NAME: GUILLERMO GONZALEZ
POS: ASSISTANT COACH

Starting his third year with the Falcon coaching staff is Guillermo "Memo" Gonzalez, who comes in with professional playing experience, playing midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer from 2003-06. In his four years in MLS, Gonzalez did not see much playing time due to youth team commitments, but was a member of their 2005 MLS Championship team.

Gonzalez graduated from the Edison Academic Center in Bradenton, FL in 2003, which is a full-time residency program for the US Under-17 Men's National Team. That same year he graduated, he was joined by pro players Eddie Gaven and Freddy Adu. At the time, Gonzalez became one of the youngest players in MLS history to be drafted when the Galaxy chose him as a Project-40 player with the eighth overall pick of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. Gonzalez spent most of his first year in the pros with the Under-17 US National Team, playing at the Under-17 World Championship in Finland. He also played on the US National Under-14, Under-15, Under-17 and Under 20 teams. Locally, Gonzalez played club soccer with Cerritos United, Upland Celtic and Irvine Strikers, while he spent his freshman year at St. John Bosco High. He was also a member of the Cal South State Team, as well as a member of the Regional team.

His coaching experience now includes four years of club soccer for Cypress, PSC and OCP, as well as an assistant girls coach at Bishop Amat High. He has also worked with an Under-14 and Under-10 Boys teams, while he has also been a coach for an Under-19 Boys Premier team. Additionally, Gonzalez has been an assistant at Immaculate Heart High School and with the Under-15 boys team that was a semi-finalist for the National Cup. He also founded Memo’s Kids Foundation, which holds camps for kids, as well as soccer clinics.

 

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