HEAD COACH Rudy Argueta

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SEASONS

• 2011-12 - Men's Soccer Head Coach
• 2011-12 - Women's Soccer Assistant Coach
• 2010-11 - Head Coach
• 2010-11 - Assistant Coach
• 2009-10 - Head Coach
• 2009-10 - Assistant Coach

Rudy Argueta returns in 2011-2012 for his third season as head coach of the Mount's men's soccer team. He is also the assistant women's soccer coach for the College, a position he has held for five seasons. Argueta was the men's assistant coach for two seasons before taking over as head coach in 2009.

He is a 2002 graduate of NAIA Union College in Barbourville, Ky., where he was a four-year starter. While at Union, he was the first player in school history to score 40 goals and have 40 assists. He was a First Team All-Conference selection from 1999-2001, a two-time team captain, team MVP in 2000, and was honored with All-Region and All-American Honorable Mention Awards in 1999. In addition, he was the 1998 Rookie of the Year and 2001 Mid-South Conference Player of the Year. Argueta graduated with a triple major, business administration, sports management and physical education, and a minor in economics.

Argueta, a midfielder, also has professional soccer experience with the Columbus Crew in 2002 and played for Info Sport at the Professional Soccer Combine (All-Star team) in 2002. Furthermore, he played with two different teams in the Professional Development League and the U-12 Guatemala National Youth Team from 1989 to 1991. He currently plays on numerous local teams.

In addition Argueta was a boys’ varsity assistant soccer coach at Turpin High School in Cincinnati as well as the junior varsity head coach for four years. In addition he has coached youth soccer and has been active in working many prestigious soccer camps around the country. Argueta has also worked as a personal soccer coach, training individuals, club teams, and high school (hometown) teams. He is currently the U-17 Kings Soccer Academy's head coach.

Argueta resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife, Michelle, and daughter Bella Rose.