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Anzaldo joins GCU coaching staff
1/21/2020 1:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Cissell adds assistant to join Parman
The Grand Canyon women's soccer program welcomed assistant coach Edgar Anzaldo to the team, head coach Chris Cissell announced Tuesday.
"With the hiring of Edgar Anzaldo we were really looking for someone who has extensive experience in the southwest region of the country as a coach but more importantly as a recruiter," head coach Chris Cissell said. "We were looking for someone who is a tireless worker and has the network and rapport of all the top clubs in the region that could help us recruit at the highest level. I think we found that with Edgar who is not only a great coach, but a great person and fit well with our program."
Anzaldo joins Cissell and assistant coach Ben Parman, who is entering his third season in 2020, to round out the GCU coaching staff.
"I've know Ben for five years and have seen his success in the WAC at both New Mexico State and here at Grand Canyon training the goalkeepers," Cissell added. "I thought it was really important for our program to keep him on to help with the consistency and continuity with the current players and the recruits. I look forward to working with him and watching him continue to elevate the play of our goalkeepers."
Anzaldo comes to GCU with nine years of experience as a college assistant coach at East Central in Oklahoma (2009-2011), San Diego State (2013-15), Gonzaga (2016) and San Diego (2017-19).
Most recently at San Diego, Anzaldo helped lead the team with Toreros head coach Louise Lieberman to 24 wins and landed eight players on All-West Coast Conference teams, including the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year.
At San Diego State, Anzaldo was part of a coaching staff that led the Aztecs to three straight Mountain West Conference regular-season championships and two appearances in the NCAA tournament. SDSU went 43-16-5 in those three seasons, along with having the Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and the Freshman of the Year in 2015. Anzaldo helped coach 11 players to Mountain West first-team honors and five to second-team honors.
Anzaldo also has experience at the youth level, coaching the San Diego Surf Soccer Club in Del Mar while at SDSU. At San Diego Surf, Anzaldo worked with players selected to national teams, and Olympic Development Program regional and state teams.
He also started the Southmoore High School men's soccer team in 2009. The Moore, Oklahoma, school won the 2011 and 2013 city championships under his direction and he coached three players to all-state recognition. Anzaldo split his time at Southmoore as the varsity and junior varsity coach, while also coaching at East Central.
Anzaldo, who has his U.S. Soccer Federation "A" license, was also the head coach at the Norman Youth Soccer Association in Oklahoma, and an instructor at Nike Soccer Camps in Boston following a year-long assistant coach stint at Fullerton (Calif.) College.
Anzaldo played soccer at Fullerton College and St. Gregory's in Shawnee, Oklahoma. While at Fullerton, the two-year team captain was a two-time all-conference performer, 2001 defensive MVP and 2002 team MVP. Then at St. Gregory's, Anzaldo was named team captain and went on to earn 2003 and 2004 team MVP accolades and 2003-04 Cavalier Male Athlete of the Year honors.
"With the hiring of Edgar Anzaldo we were really looking for someone who has extensive experience in the southwest region of the country as a coach but more importantly as a recruiter," head coach Chris Cissell said. "We were looking for someone who is a tireless worker and has the network and rapport of all the top clubs in the region that could help us recruit at the highest level. I think we found that with Edgar who is not only a great coach, but a great person and fit well with our program."
Anzaldo joins Cissell and assistant coach Ben Parman, who is entering his third season in 2020, to round out the GCU coaching staff.
"I've know Ben for five years and have seen his success in the WAC at both New Mexico State and here at Grand Canyon training the goalkeepers," Cissell added. "I thought it was really important for our program to keep him on to help with the consistency and continuity with the current players and the recruits. I look forward to working with him and watching him continue to elevate the play of our goalkeepers."
Anzaldo comes to GCU with nine years of experience as a college assistant coach at East Central in Oklahoma (2009-2011), San Diego State (2013-15), Gonzaga (2016) and San Diego (2017-19).
Most recently at San Diego, Anzaldo helped lead the team with Toreros head coach Louise Lieberman to 24 wins and landed eight players on All-West Coast Conference teams, including the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year.
At San Diego State, Anzaldo was part of a coaching staff that led the Aztecs to three straight Mountain West Conference regular-season championships and two appearances in the NCAA tournament. SDSU went 43-16-5 in those three seasons, along with having the Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and the Freshman of the Year in 2015. Anzaldo helped coach 11 players to Mountain West first-team honors and five to second-team honors.
Anzaldo also has experience at the youth level, coaching the San Diego Surf Soccer Club in Del Mar while at SDSU. At San Diego Surf, Anzaldo worked with players selected to national teams, and Olympic Development Program regional and state teams.
He also started the Southmoore High School men's soccer team in 2009. The Moore, Oklahoma, school won the 2011 and 2013 city championships under his direction and he coached three players to all-state recognition. Anzaldo split his time at Southmoore as the varsity and junior varsity coach, while also coaching at East Central.
Anzaldo, who has his U.S. Soccer Federation "A" license, was also the head coach at the Norman Youth Soccer Association in Oklahoma, and an instructor at Nike Soccer Camps in Boston following a year-long assistant coach stint at Fullerton (Calif.) College.
Anzaldo played soccer at Fullerton College and St. Gregory's in Shawnee, Oklahoma. While at Fullerton, the two-year team captain was a two-time all-conference performer, 2001 defensive MVP and 2002 team MVP. Then at St. Gregory's, Anzaldo was named team captain and went on to earn 2003 and 2004 team MVP accolades and 2003-04 Cavalier Male Athlete of the Year honors.
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