Junior Gonzalez (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Othoniel "Junior" Gonzalez | ||
| Date of birth | September 26, 1977 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1993–1997 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2001–2003 | UC Riverside Highlanders (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2013 | UC Riverside Highlanders | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chivas USA (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | United States U15 (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | ||
Othoniel "Junior" Gonzalez (born September 26, 1977) is a current American professional soccer coach. He currently is serving as Head Coach for the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros and had previous coaching positions with Seattle Sounders FC and Chivas USA. Junior attended UCLA where he played on the Men's NCAA soccer team and won the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in 1997.
Gonzalez's coaching career began in 2001 as an assistant coach for the University of California, Riverside men's program. Three years later he became the head coach and under his tenure 30 players were named All-Big West Conference - including two Big West Conference Players of the Year - and six players went on to MLS and USL careers. In 2011, Gonzalez was named the Big West Coach of the Year.
As a player, Gonzalez won the 1997 NCAA National Championship with UCLA. His collegiate career included four trips to the NCAA tournament and three Mountain Pacific Conference Championships. Gonzalez continued his playing career with the USL's San Diego Flash and his career continued throughout California before his final stop with the Utah Blitz.
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