Playing position Name Jose Gomez Career end June 2, 2005 2001-2003 Charlotte Eagles Career start 1997 | Years Team Height 1.73 m 1997-2000 Liberty Flames Role Soccer player Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1979-03-12) March 12, 1979 (age 36) Place of birth Valrico, Florida, United States | ||
José Gómez is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League. He is the assistant coach of the Liberty University men's soccer team.
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Player
Gómez graduated from Lakeland Christian School, where he was a part of four high school state championship teams. His team won two titles and finished runner-up twice. He attended Liberty University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1997 to 2000. He was the 2000 Big South Conference Player of the Year Gómez graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business management and later went back to complete his Masters in Business Administration. In February 2001, the Charlotte Eagles selected Gomez in the first round (twenty-third overall) of the USL A-League draft. He was 2002 Second Team All League. He was the first men's soccer player to ever be drafted from Liberty University. Gomez spent three seasons in Charlotte then moved to the Virginia Beach Mariners in 2004. He played two seasons with the Mariners, then retired from professional soccer on June 2, 2005.
Coach
In 2005, Gomez moved to Palm Beach, Florida where he became the head coach of the Palm Beach Atlantic University soccer team. He was recently named the new Men's Assistant Coach at his alma mater Liberty University in January 2014.
Family
In 2005, Jose married Carrie Cruciano in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The two met through mutual friends at Liberty University. They have one daughter and reside in Lynchburg, Virginia.