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Manny Gonzalez

Head Coach Boys Soccer

Coach González is in his 5th year as head coach of LASA's soccer program and in his 12th year of teaching Physical Education at Austin ISD. Coach González has over a decade of soccer coaching experience and is currently U.S. Soccer Federation licensed.  

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In 2023, Coach González led the LASA Raptors to their first District Championship Title with a perfect undefeated record of 14-0. In addition, he led the Raptors to a Bi-District and an Area Championship Title.  

 

Prior to LASA, Coach González served as an assistant soccer coach at Bowie High School, where he led an undefeated freshman team in the 2019 season. Prior to that, he coached at Northeast High School for 3 years.  

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Coach González also worked with several club teams in his hometown of El Paso, Texas. He coached the Clint High School club team into winning the Del Valle Soccer League in 2013.  

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Coach González started playing soccer at a young age. Growing up in a border city gave him the ability to play in two countries – Mexico and the United States. He walked on for the University of Texas Permian Basin in 2007 (UTPB). He later transferred to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. 

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In his spare time, Coach González enjoys playing soccer at the ACSA coed league and men’s soccer for ATX United at the AMSA Premier League.  

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Josue Garcia
Assistant Coach Boys Soccer

Coach Garcia started as the JVB boys soccer coach in the 2023-24 season and now coaches the JVA team. He grew up in the small city of Amarillo in West Texas and graduated from Texas State University with his masters degree.

 

Coach Garcia teaches World Geography and AP World History at LASA and is also the Youth and Government Club sponsor.

 

Soccer is a lifelong passion for Coach Garcia, that started with kicking the ball around in the backyard as a kid. Coach Garcia is excited to continue to build the soccer program at LASA and improve our student athletes on and off the field.  

Photography by Karen Kleiman & Jake Rodgers

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