Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Raymundo Gonzalez was hired as the assistant women's soccer coach in the fall of 2014 bringing more than 10 years of coaching experience at the collegiate, club, high school and national team level to EIU.
 
Prior to joining the staff at Eastern Illinois Gonzalez was a volunteer assistant coach at North Dallas HS and a personal youth coach from 2011-14 while working full-time with Young Life. He was the head coach of the F.C. Dallas U10-11 team from 2011-12.
 
Gonzalez was a varsity assistant coach at Bethel College from 2007-10 after previously spending one season as the junior varsity head coach. At Bethel, he helped the varsity team capture two conference titles while guiding the squad to four consecutive top-25 finishes. The 2009 team finished with an 18-1-1 overall record, the best record in school history, while finishing the year ranked 8^th in the nation.
 
Gonzalez served as the Junior Irish Head Club Coach from 2006-10, coaching a range of age groups. He was an assistant coach for the “Mandyn” Soccer School and Aguascalientes Team in Aguascalientes, Mexico from 2002-03.
 
The two-time All-American at Bethel College helped his team advance to three NAIA National Tournaments during his playing career (2003-07). Gonzalez played professionally with three different teams in Mexico and was a U20 and U23 National Team player from 2000-01.
 
Gonzalez has two degrees from Bethel College, earning a bachelor’s degree in sport studies in 2007 and a master’s degree in ministries in 2010.